Germany’s healthcare faces a financing crisis as reform efforts stall and demographic pressures mount, challenging health insurance stability and social welfare sustainability.
German lawmakers call for prioritizing prevention in healthcare, proposing tax measures and reforms during ongoing hospital restructuring talks.
Germany is revisiting a contentious debate over the ethics and costs of elderly medical care, sparked by CDU politician Hendrik Streeck's remarks and historical controversies about treatment priorities.
Germany advances in 2025 with expanded nursing roles, digital health, mental health awareness, preventive care, longevity focus, and refined dental hygiene practices.
Germany's Health Minister Nina Warken supports a prostitution reform adopting the 'Nordic Model', prompting debate over the protection and rights of sex workers.
German Health Minister Warken stresses the need for legally secure triage regulations to protect disabled individuals following a constitutional court ruling.
Baden-Württemberg's government advances skilled healthcare worker immigration efforts, highlighting new agency successes and international collaborations to address staffing shortages.
A national mental health crisis among German youth prompts calls for comprehensive action, increased school support, and a strategic government response to curb rising mental health issues and economic consequences.
Baden-Württemberg promotes anonymous medical treatment projects to support uninsured and vulnerable groups, urging federal adoption of similar initiatives.
Despite Germany's highest doctor visit rate in Europe, its life expectancy remains average, prompting calls for efficient healthcare management alongside local prevention efforts in Nuremberg.
German hospitals warn of severe impacts on patient care due to planned 1.8 billion euro funding cuts and call for a political crisis summit amid broader social security reform debates.
The German government introduces a savings package aiming to stabilize health and nursing care insurance contributions in 2026, addressing a multi-billion euro funding gap amid healthcare cost pressures.
Germany enhances mental health support programs and backs legislation to control drug misuse, focusing on prevention and youth protection in 2025.
Germany is progressing on key health and care reforms, including simplifying long-term care laws, loosening sick leave notification rules, and evaluating care service efficiency to address systemic challenges.
Germany is formulating a youth mental health strategy that faces challenges in meaningful youth involvement and addresses critical staffing shortages in schools.
Many children in Germany face serious health risks as hundreds of thousands miss mandatory pediatric check-ups, exposing gaps in the healthcare monitoring system.
Multiple German regions are advancing mental health awareness in October 2025 through campaigns, events, and celebrity testimonies focusing on youth support and stigma reduction.
The FDZ Gesundheit in Berlin has started operations, granting researchers secure access to extensive statutory health insurance data from 2009 to 2023 to drive medical research and healthcare improvements.
Germany's statutory health insurance faces billions in shortfalls with political efforts underway to stabilize funding amid insurer criticism.
The German government and educational sectors are enhancing nationwide initiatives to support mental health among children and adolescents with strategies, school programs, and awareness events planned by 2026.
The German pharmacy sector criticizes the delay in the promised fixed fee increase, calling for urgent action from the government.
Recent medical emergencies involving public figures and declining organ donation statistics highlight pressing health issues in Germany.
Germany's health policy discussions stress practical healthcare and prevention measures.
Health for Future warns that Germany's fossil fuel reliance harms public health.
The House Doctors Association in Germany is pressing for urgent reforms to the healthcare system in light of demographic changes.
The EU is grappling with ongoing medication shortages, prompting health officials to take action.
Germany announces €1.17 million funding for local care planning conferences.
Germany's health insurance sector faces critical financial strains and challenges in 2025 amidst a budget reliant on debt.
vdek supports legal actions by health insurers against the federal government on healthcare policies.
The Bundestag's official review of its COVID-19 response has commenced, focusing on accountability and future preparedness.