The biggest change in two decades in how health care is paid for in Germany has been proposed by the health ministry (BMG), amid concerns that the current method of reimbursement for inpatient services has produced a costly system that is prone to over-treatment.
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German health ministry plans to change how inpatient care is paid for and increase levels of ambulatory care have ignited a debate among industry and other stakeholders. The medtech industry gave its initial reaction to Medtech Insight.
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