Ambulance in Brandenburg: patients are desperately waiting for help!

Ambulance in Brandenburg: patients are desperately waiting for help!

Brandenburg, Deutschland - The discussion about the financing of the sick driving services in Brandenburg causes excitement and is more current than ever. As ÄrzteBlatt , the topic in the health committee of the Brandenburg state parliament is intensive. CDU member of the state parliament Ellen Fährmann sums up the problems: providers of the sick driving services are increasingly difficult to negotiate with the payers. Unfortunately, this development means that patients, especially older people, can no longer be transported home from clinics.

A particularly impressive example comes from the Elbe-Elster district, where an older man had to wait six hours in his pajamas for a driving service. These conditions are alarming and raise questions: How can the health care of the citizens in Brandenburg continue to be ensured? Berit Schneider, a specialist in the Potsdam Ministry of Health, said that the health insurers tackle model -based projects in Potsdam and Cottbus to find solutions. Nevertheless, the problem of economy remains as a big sticking point.

new financing structures for the emergency services

gratifying messages are available for the emergency services. As Tagesspiegel , the association of the replacement funds and eight districts were able to agree on a financing agreement that Make sure that the emergency services in Brandenburg will remain free of charge in the future. Minister of Health Britta Müller has moderated the negotiations and emphasizes how important it is to guarantee security for emergency voters.

The main dispute was the financing of missions that took place without hospital transport. These so-called false journeys are temporarily taken over by the health insurers until a higher-level judgment from the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg has a lawsuit by the district of Teltow-Fläming. Siegurd Heinze, the chairman of the district council, described the agreement as a positive political signal for sustainable solutions.

Financing conflicts and solutions

Nevertheless, dealing with empty rides remains an unsolved problem. According to rbb24 , the counties have to struggle, since they only receive fixed packages for rescue operations from the health insurers. This regulation meant that many patients had to make high additional payments in the past, which is now off the table. In fact, it looks as if a new calculation basis for the rescue trips is being launched - without the accounted consideration of the empty trips.

Some counties, including Barnim, Märkisch-Oderland and Teltow-Fläming, continue to argue about the implementation of these new regulations, while others have already made separate agreements with the health insurers. In the future, the circles and independent cities should agree on a fair and transparent cost-performance calculation in order to reduce the financial burden and ensure good care at any time.

It remains exciting how the situation develops further. What is certain is that the health and mobility of the citizens will continue to be a central topic in the future that both politics and the cost bearers have to stimulate action.