>How do you know if someone is a care provider or they just say so? We have central authorities for that and as a patient I don't have to worry about it. In t

>How do you know if someone is a care provider or they just say so? We have central authorities for that and as a patient I don't have to worry about it. In the case of public insurance (which over 80% of Germans use) the care provider bills the insurance company, not you. And people can't just pretend to be medical professionals because the insurance company can easily check if you actually have a valid license to practice medicine in Germany. Again there are central authorities for that which maintain registries.