✚ Health

In the last week of the session before the summer break, the Bundestag voted on the Statutory Health Insurance Contribution Rate Stabilization Act. The aim of the law is to improve the financial situation of statutory health insurance (GKV) and to limit any further increase in he…

The Bundestag has rejected a proposal from the AfD parliamentary group on the future of drug supply and the strengthening of pharmacies. The applicants justify their initiative with the declining number of pharmacies in Germany as well as problems such as rising costs, delivery b…

The state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt has decided to declare an exceptional emergency situation for 2026 as well. The reason given is that the emergency caused by the corona pandemic continues despite the infection rate having subsided. In particular, the measures to strengthen p…

The Bundestag has approved a federal government bill to amend the Veterinary Medicines Act and the Pharmacy Act in an amended version. The core of the law is to implement EU requirements for recording antibiotic consumption in animals in Germany with as little additional bureaucr…

The federal government's draft law to amend the International Health Regulations was approved in the Bundestag. There was a recommendation for a resolution on the draft law from the Health Committee, which recommends the adoption of the draft law. The draft law aims to legally bi…

In a roll-call vote, the CDU parliamentary group's motion “Keeping promises – securing the Wittstock hospital location” was rejected. The application calls on the state government, among other things, to use the exceptions and deadline extensions for Wittstock provided for in the…

In its urgent motion, the Alliance 90/The Greens faction called on the state government to become more actively involved in the implementation and design of the nationwide hospital reform. Above all, the government should take over planning authority over state hospital planning …