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Stellungnahme von Prof. Dr. med. Michael Schäfer zur Substitutionsausschlussliste
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Interview zum Artikel "Substitutionsausschlussliste"
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Health policy has always been largely about cost containment. In the pharmaceutical sector, generics play a central role, ie drugs that come onto the market with the same active ingredients as the original preparations after the patent has expired; They are therapeutically equivalent for the indication in question, but are cheaper in price because there is no research effort required for their development. The more generics are prescribed, the lower the statutory health insurance spends on medicines; and the greater the competition between the generic drug providers (which increase in number as the submarkets become more attractive), the more this puts pressure on prices.
31.03.2015
Zehn Jahre Service Check-Historie belegt: Waren die Kassenwebseiten in den Anfangsjahren nur 1:1 ins Web übertragene Imagebroschüren, so haben sich die Webpräsenzen vieler Kassen heute zur ersten Anlaufstelle der Kunden für die Suche nach Gesundheitsinformationen und Leistungsangeboten entwickelt.
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Nun hat sich auch der Expertenbeirat konstituiert, der den Innovationsausschuss beim Gemeinsamen Bundesausschuss bei der Durchführung der Förderung aus dem Innovationsfonds unterstützen soll und der sich auf Mitglieder verschiedenster Professionen stützt. „Nur durch eine gute Zusammenarbeit der verschiedenen Fachdisziplinen und Berufsgruppen kann aus einzelnen Spitzenleistungen eine überzeugende Mannschaftsleistung werden. Deshalb wollen wir mit neuen sektorübergreifenden Versorgungsformen Brücken zwischen den verschiedenen Versorgungsbereichen bauen“, erklärte Bundesgesundheitsminister Hermann Gröhe bei der Inauguration des Expertenbeirats.
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As part of the new editorial series “Health care research made in …”, MVF presents universities and institutions in no particular order that have made a special contribution to the “third pillar” of the life sciences. It starts with the Institute for Community Medicine, which has been headed by Prof. Dr. since 2007. Wolfgang Hoffmann, MPH, is headed.
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Since 2007, Ulrich Weigeldt, who studied medicine in Kiel and completed his specialist training in general medicine before working as a family doctor in Bremen, has been the national chairman of the German Association of Family Physicians. Prior to this, he was deputy chairman of the Bremen Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians until 2001, chairman of the advisory committee for primary care from 2000, and a member of the board of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) from 2005, responsible for the KBV's primary care sector. He thus has an in-depth understanding of the standard contracted care model, which he aims to help change with his proposed family doctor-centered care approach. In an interview with "Monitor Versorgungsforschung" (Monitor for Healthcare Research), the ever-engaged medical professional outlines the associated opportunities and challenges.
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The use of over-the-counter analgesics allows patients to treat acute pain themselves without a doctor's prescription. When used responsibly and appropriately, these pain-relieving medications from the pharmacy therefore make an important contribution to the management of mild to moderate pain of various origins. However, the risk of misuse is increased when self-medicating with analgesics without medical supervision. Analysis of recent years shows a rather conservative market, although some trends are emerging.
31.03.2015
Last year saw the enactment of the Act on the Further Development of the Financial Structure and Quality in Statutory Health Insurance, the First Long-Term Care Strengthening Act, and the Prevention Act in the health and long-term care sector. Numerous further amendments, all initiated by Federal Health Minister Gröhe, will come into effect on January 1, 2016: the Hospital Structure Act, the Second Long-Term Care Strengthening Act, the Act to Improve Hospice and Palliative Care, the Act for Secure Digital Communication and Applications in Healthcare (E-Health Act), and the Act Implementing the Amended EU Directive on Professional Qualifications. This makes Gröhe one of the most productive German health policymakers of all time.