1:02:11 peak of MRI examinations. German land more often in the tube
Almost every German in 2009 at least once been to the doctor - despite the consultation fee and usually long waiting periods. While nine out of ten men sought medical advice, it was even 96 percent for women, as is evident from the "Doctors Report 2011" of the Barmen GEK. Overall, the average was 93 percent.
The diagnosis of high blood pressure is more common than in the east to the west.
Most outpatient diagnosis: high blood pressure. Some 25.7 percent of patients in Germany suffer from the disease, therefore, including a disproportionate number of East Germans. were nearly a quarter of Germans, according to study back pain diagnosed. The diagnosis of obesity were 7.8 percent.
Off to the tube!
is striking the rapid increase in computer and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). More and more patients in Germany can be expensive for diagnostic images by light with high technology. The proportion of people with at least one MRI increased from 2004 to 2009 by 41 percent. In computed tomography (CT), it was 26 percent.
At least in the Kernspintomograhie Germany is the world leader. This investigation by means of radio waves and magnetic fields, according to undergo "medical report" in 2009, nearly six million citizens. In computed Germany is the world in the middle - about six percent of the population underwent her in 2009. The investigations be used in suspected bone damage, cancer, inflammation and other ailments.
Total cost: 1.76 billion euros
700 euros will cost an MRI examination. The machine will cost 750,000 euros.
The investigation is expensive: According to Barmer vice chairman Rolf-Ulrich Schlenker, total costs amounted to 1.76 billion euros. He warned that should an automatic system, which an MRI would be used only because the unit was standing in the practice of not giving it. Study author Friedrich Wilhelm Schwartz doubted the usefulness of CT and MRI show a mass deployment. Similarly, as in Switzerland and in Germany would in less than 50 percent of these images flood meaningful consequences for therapy drawn.
Colorful images are popular
doctors resort to charges of Hanover Health researcher on all possible occasions to these methods. Afterwards the images were not evaluated or wrong often. Recognized losses were often well-untreated, would probably also damage therapy, which affected not the patients. The study authors also think it likely that the MRI results the beauty of colorful pictures to help that many wanted the investigation.
One reason for the boom, according to Schwartz could be the wide distribution of a total of 4,500 CT and MRI equipment in Germany. So expensive as an MRI machine € 750,000 upwards - for € 700 cost of an investigation need a doctor more than 1000 times until the machine count.
Barmer GEK had for the examination, the patient data of 8.2 million policyholders of the former Gmünder spare cash (GEK) evaluated from 2004 to 2009 and projected to the total population. (ARD Tagesschau)
04:02:11 elephant wedding planned at the largest health insurer
blazes in the statutory health insurance at an elephant wedding. According to a newspaper report, wish to go together the engineers and the CCH Health Insurance Alliance and the largest health insurance company in Germany are. Then the board members had already agreed, reports the "People's Leipziger Zeitung. TK has, according to the paper 7.6 million insured persons KKH 1.86 million. So far the Barmer GEK with 8.6 million insured, the number one. (Focus)
04:02:11 health insurance reject alleged merger
Technicians Insurance (TK) and the CCH-alliance have a report about an alleged merger the market leader in Germany rejected strictly. there were no negotiations and no merger, it said on Friday in the TK Hamburg. "The newspaper report is based on false information and is fictitious," said the alliance with CCH in Hanover. "The claim that the Board is to advise in its next meeting on the merger, is not true." The "Leipzig People's Daily had reported that the boards of both funds have already agreed to the merger. TK has, according to the paper 7.6 million insured persons, the CCH-alliance 1.86 million. So far the Barmer GEK with 8.6 million insured, the number one. (AP, Hamburger Abendblatt)
07:02:11 For the first time decreasing drug spending expected
expect after years of sharp cost increases in the pharmacies for the first time this year, declining costs for medicines in Germany. "In the current year are likely to spend the insurance companies for the first time less for drugs than last year."
That said, the chairman of the German Pharmacists' Association (DAV), Fritz Becker, the news agency dpa on Sunday in Berlin. 2010, there were loud DAV only an increase of 1.1 percent to 27.9 billion euros without vaccines. The main reasons were a slightly lower number of delivered drug packages (731 million units) and the laws of health savings Minister Philipp Rösler (FDP). The coalition had already before the decided at the beginning of the year came into force the restructuring of the pharmaceutical market increased mandatory discount to get the runaway costs under control.
The savings rebate contracts with manufacturers to cash, according to DAV 2010, approximately € 1 billion. This was contained in the official output data did not at first, because the cash the money until later zurückbekämen.
"attracts the politically desired savings that are beyond the pharmacists additional burden," said Becker. The coalition did indeed want to be bothered by a pharmacy and wholesale discount both sides with 200 million euros a year, but pass on the wholesale its share of the pharmacies. "However, we defend ourselves," said Becker. The 21 500 pharmacies downside, five large retail groups. More and more pharmacies would close.
The drug expenditure was loud DAV 2007 at 24.5 billion euros, and in subsequent years, they first increased to 25.8, then to 27.6 billion euros. Because of different calculation bases, the official figures of the funds to higher expenditure on medicines. (Süddt.Ztg.)
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