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> The German government doesn't negotiate anything. They set prices, period Incorrect. In the public system, the fees are negotiated between the GKV Spitzenver
by germanier 8y ago
> The German government doesn't negotiate anything. They set prices, period
Incorrect. In the public system, the fees are negotiated between the GKV Spitzenverband (federal association of public health insurers) and the KBV (federal association of public doctors).
Germany still is in the top group regarding quality of care indicators.
- exodus_de 8y agoYes, in the public system, insurers negotiate fees with "public doctors" (Kassenarzt), but the government has the right to override (which admittedly it hasn't used). However, the prices that doctors are allowed to charge patients (private or out of pocket) are set by the government through legislation (GOÄ). There is no negotiation. You simply can not charge what you see fit, as a doctor, in Germany. Otherwise, why leave for Switzerland? You could just become a private doctor, the demand is definitely there.