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Germany didn't copy the US - they just happen to share similar roots. Both historically had private hospital systems, and just so happen to implement pension/e
by legitster 7mo ago
Germany didn't copy the US - they just happen to share similar roots.
Both historically had private hospital systems, and just so happen to implement pension/employer-based insurance programs very early on. German's just evolved in one direction and the US evolved in the other.
- hermanzegerman 7mo agoWe copied the DRG reimbursement System from the US. And no, we didn't had a historically significant share of private hospital systems, those came with the introduction of the DRG System, which forced many city/church owned hospitals into privatisation. Before that, they had a "Fixed Price per Night" System, which also was a bit stupid, before that they got reimbursed their cost.