Dear colleagues,
the Statutory Health Insurance Supply Structure Act has been passed, and the coalition has no doubt about it left that this was the last major reform of the statutory health insurance system before the 2013 election year. Tactically this is understandable, but in view of the enormous challenges we are facing, it is difficult to justify. If no legislative steps are to be expected in the next one and half years, we should at least use the time to develop sustainable concepts. We doctors have to take part in this discussion more than before, otherwise we will only be able to manage the deficiency served by politics, but never manage the avoidance of deficiency ourselves.
This is not about detached regulatory discussion. However, we have to set standards for the necessary medical care against which an insurance system organized under the welfare state must be measured. And, according to the mandate of the Ulm Doctors 'Day, we have to weigh up which financing concept can best meet these standards.
Discussion with politicians about financing issues
It is four before four at the Ulm Doctors' Day Years ago, the health policy guidelines, the Ulm Paper, were adopted and clear test criteria were set up there for the supply adequacy of future financing concepts. The focus was on the question of which concept is suitable to ensure long-term access to equal opportunities and high quality patient care. Now is the time to check the political plans for these test modules. The vast majority of doctors share this view. In representative survey by the German Medical Association, 76 percent said that the medical profession should take stronger position on financing issues. For these reasons, the 115th German Doctors 'Day in Nuremberg will deal in detail with the financing issues of our health insurance system and discuss the various concepts with politicians.
The Doctors' Day will also be devoted to many other care-related topics and currently pending legislative initiatives Advising the federal government. Right at the top of the agenda are the urgently needed amendments to the medical fee schedule and the patient rights law planned by the coalition.
Dear colleagues,
the Statutory Health Insurance Supply Structure Act has been passed, and the coalition has no doubt about it left that this was the last major reform of the statutory health insurance system before the 2013 election year. Tactically this is understandable, but in view of the enormous challenges we are facing, it is difficult to justify. If no legislative steps are to be expected in the next one and half years, we should at least use the time to develop sustainable concepts. We doctors have to take part in this discussion more than before, otherwise we will only be able to manage the deficiency served by politics, but never manage the avoidance of deficiency ourselves.
This is not about detached regulatory discussion. However, we have to set standards for the necessary medical care against which an insurance system organized under the welfare state must be measured. And, according to the mandate of the Ulm Doctors 'Day, we have to weigh up which financing concept can best meet these standards.
Discussion with politicians about financing issues
It is four before four at the Ulm Doctors' Day Years ago, the health policy guidelines, the Ulm Paper, were adopted and clear test criteria were set up there for the supply adequacy of future financing concepts. The focus was on the question of which concept is suitable to ensure long-term access to equal opportunities and high quality patient care. Now is the time to check the political plans for these test modules. The vast majority of doctors share this view. In representative survey by the German Medical Association, 76 percent said that the medical profession should take stronger position on financing issues. For these reasons, the 115th German Doctors 'Day in Nuremberg will deal in detail with the financing issues of our health insurance system and discuss the various concepts with politicians.
The Doctors' Day will also be devoted to many other care-related topics and currently pending legislative initiatives Advising the federal government. Right at the top of the agenda are the urgently needed amendments to the medical fee schedule and the patient rights law planned by the coalition.A solid fee schedule is not only guarantee for fair remuneration for medical work, it also has protective function for patients, because it protects them from excessive financial demands by means of fixed maximum rates. We will point out to the Federal Minister of Health in Nuremberg that the government must also consider this aspect if it is working with great effort on an independent patient rights law.
Last year, however, the coalition delivered bulging package of reforms to combat the shortage of doctors on time. The Statutory Health Insurance Supply Structure Act came into force at the beginning of the year, but many of the new regulations it contains, such as the planned incentive systems for setting up in structurally weak regions, will only take effect gradually. The law thus opens up new possibilities for medical cooperation, which can help make medical work more attractive. You don't have to start from scratch. For years, various regional associations and networks of doctors have been established in Germany to optimize their professional and economic situation. In separate item on the agenda, the Nuremberg Doctors' Day will deal with these cooperative forms of care and give detailed advice on their potential for the medical profession and for patient care.
But despite various political initiatives and the commitment of the medical profession, there is particular threat of blatant supply bottlenecks in the general practitioner field. This problem can only be solved in the long term if we can inspire more young people to work in general medicine again. The proposed amendment to the medical license to practice medicine can make an important contribution here. Ultimately, however, we doctors ourselves are called upon to convey to our young colleagues what makes working as family doctor so special. For this reason, we will develop strategies in Nuremberg how the general practitioner profession can be given positive profile again.
Stroll through Nuremberg's old town
Dear colleagues, I hope that you will on On the fringes of the plenary sessions, find time to stroll through the wonderful old town of Nuremberg or to experience operas and theater performances in unique atmosphere within the walls of the venerable Nuremberg State Theater. Nuremberg also has lot to offer otherwise. For example, the landmark of Nuremberg, the Imperial Castle, and the Albrecht Dürer House invite you to visit.A solid fee schedule is not only guarantee for fair remuneration for medical work, it also has protective function for patients, because it protects them from excessive financial demands by means of fixed maximum rates. We will point out to the Federal Minister of Health in Nuremberg that the government must also consider this aspect if it is working with great effort on an independent patient rights law.
Last year, however, the coalition delivered bulging package of reforms to combat the shortage of doctors on time. The Statutory Health Insurance Supply Structure Act came into force at the beginning of the year, but many of the new regulations it contains, such as the planned incentive systems for setting up in structurally weak regions, will only take effect gradually. The law thus opens up new possibilities for medical cooperation, which can help make medical work more attractive. You don't have to start from scratch. For years, various regional associations and networks of doctors have been established in Germany to optimize their professional and economic situation. In separate item on the agenda, the Nuremberg Doctors' Day will deal with these cooperative forms of care and give detailed advice on their potential for the medical profession and for patient care.
But despite various political initiatives and the commitment of the medical profession, there is particular threat of blatant supply bottlenecks in the general practitioner field. This problem can only be solved in the long term if we can inspire more young people to work in general medicine again. The proposed amendment to the medical license to practice medicine can make an important contribution here. Ultimately, however, we doctors ourselves are called upon to convey to our young colleagues what makes working as family doctor so special. For this reason, we will develop strategies in Nuremberg how the general practitioner profession can be given positive profile again.
Stroll through Nuremberg's old town
Dear colleagues, I hope that you will on On the fringes of the plenary sessions, find time to stroll through the wonderful old town of Nuremberg or to experience operas and theater performances in unique atmosphere within the walls of the venerable Nuremberg State Theater. Nuremberg also has lot to offer otherwise. For example, the landmark of Nuremberg, the Imperial Castle, and the Albrecht Dürer House invite you to visit.If you are drawn to the countryside after long days of meetings, you can recharge your batteries in the meadows of the Pegnitz, which run right through the city, or visit one of the largest and most beautiful zoos in Europe.
If next to the delegates and I would be delighted that the representatives of medical organizations and associations as many doctors from all regions of Germany as possible can take part in the 115th German Medical Congress in Nuremberg.
With this in mind, best wishes and warm regards
Your
Dr. med. Frank Ulrich Montgomery
President of the German Medical Association and the German Medical Association
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