Overview
- Andreas Gassen of the KBV proposes a contact fee of about €3 to €4 per doctor visit, collected by statutory insurers and designed to be socially adjusted.
- KBV also calls for a digital Ärzte-Lotse linked to the 116 117 service to coordinate care and cut duplicate consultations.
- Hospital association chief Gerald Gaß urges doubling inpatient copayments from €10 to €20 per day, a change reported to yield roughly €800 million annually for insurers.
- Gaß also proposes a €30 to €40 charge for patients who use hospital emergency centers without prior telephone assessment.
- The federal government has set up an expert commission to present stabilization options by March for measures starting in 2027, with broader reform proposals due by the end of 2026.