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By Maria Martinez BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet approved a draft bill to reform the statutory health insurance system on Wednesday, aiming to save 16.3 billion euros ($19.08 billion) ...

A father olds his daughter's hand. Changes are coming to health insurance in Germany. Photo: Pixabay Germany is planning a major overhaul of the public health insurance system, with plans to restrict ...

BERLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - A special commission presented proposals on Monday to cap rapidly growing costs in Germany's statutory health insurance system as Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government ...

The comprehensive reform package aims to plug a multibillion-euro hole in Germany's expensive health care system. Reforms include mandatory second opinions for costly surgeries and no more coverage ...

The calculation parameters for social insurance are updated annually and adjusted to income trends. Effective January 1, 2026, the Social Security Calculation Parameters Regulation 2026, as approved ...

What changes is Germany planning this spring? Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Michael Kappeler State elections have sent shockwaves through the German coalition government. Now parties are scrambling to ...

The Cabinet has greenlit a health care draft law designed to lower insurance rates. The bill heads to parliament next, but doctors' associations and patient protection advocates say it amounts to ...