Emergency physician: "I consider a practice fee of 250 to 660 euros to be reasonable" | Capital+
Rush on emergency rooms and doctor's offices: Can a new, higher practice fee curb the number of patients seeking medical help for every little ache?
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by Bernhard Albrecht
6 minsDespite higher premiums, health insurance companies remain cash-strapped. Emergency physician Christian Karagiannidis is therefore demanding high practice fees. His model: fully comprehensive car insurance.
Mr. Karagiannidis, you speak of a self-service mentality in the healthcare system that must end. What do you mean by that? The problem is that we have completely free and unregulated access to healthcare services, which, among other things, is overloading our system. We notice this particularly in hospital emergency rooms, because many patients arrive there who would be better served in outpatient settings. This means that we are gradually reaching the limits of our human resources. Ultimately, this leaves us with precisely the resources we need for seriously ill patients.
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