With up to 20 percent of doctors' visits missed in Germany, physicians are asking whether a penalty fee could prevent the problem and create more appointment availability for everyone.
There’s good news ahead for self-employed people in Germany. The Bundestag has decided to half the ‘hypothetical income’ that public health insurance providers use to decide how much to charge self-employed people per month.
Since medical marijuana was legalized in Germany in March last year, an increasing number of patients are being prescribed the drug. But the healthcare industry has been less enthusiastic about the boom and many questions have gone unanswered.
Hospital visits aren’t pleasant to begin with - even more so when you’re in a foreign place where you don’t yet feel you belong. But writer Cindy Tong was impressed by how easy it all was at her hospital near Heidelberg.
More and more people in Germany are applying for prescription cannabis and receiving reimbursements from their health insurance company, according to a media report published on Wednesday.
In 2017 the number of expats living in Germany reached a record high. And with its cosmopolitan climate, affordable living costs, and vibrant culture scene, it’s no surprise people from all over the world are flocking to Deutschland.
Health insurance company AOK Northeast has become the first in the country to help foot the bill for devices like the Apple Watch with fitness apps, in the hopes that wearers will use the gadgets to improve their health.
A pensioner got a shock when he found out from his health insurance that his wife was dead, even though she was very much alive when he received the letter.
More than 26,000 patients lodged official complaints about treatment in hospitals and doctor's surgeries in 2013, with most complaints from patients coming in the aftermath of surgery.
Thousands of employees paying into private health insurance in Germany get poor value for money, according to consumer experts - who recommend going private for just one group of workers.
A German grandpa who raided a bank with a loaded gun was saved from prison by a judge who decided that his motive - to help his sick granddaughter - was honourable.
A row between health insurers and the Berlin fire department is threatening to leave people who call for emergency medical help with a bill of at least €280.
German Health Minister Philipp Rösler played the part of politician and paramedic on Thursday evening, after a woman began to feel faint during an event organised by his fellow Free Democrats in the state of Hessen.
Germany's trade unions are calling for the abolition of private health insurance and for all workers – including public servants and the self-employed – to be gradually brought into a consolidated public system.
Germany’s statutory health insurers may not have to tack on extra fees for customers in 2011 after all, Health Minister Philipp Rösler said Wednesday, explaining that the government’s financial reform plan would make up for an expected health fund deficit.
Mental illness has emerged as the overwhelmingly dominant cause of hospitalisation in Germany, with depression and schizophrenia accounting for the highest number of days spent by patients in clinic beds, a report revealed Tuesday.
