Rescue service in Brandenburg remains free of charge - agreement is reached!

Rescue service in Brandenburg remains free of charge - agreement is reached!

Märkisch-Oderland, Deutschland - In Brandenburg, after tough negotiations, there is finally relaxation in the dispute over the costs of the emergency services. Representatives of the counties and health insurance companies have agreed after intensive discussions since the end of March. On yesterday's day, the decision was made to keep the rescue trips for the citizens free of charge, reports maz-online.de .

The conflict had worsened when eight counties had gone into the new year without empathetic regulation. These counties-including Barnim, Märkisch-Oderland and Potsdam-Mittelmark-had to be satisfied with a continuous base amount of the health insurers. The district of Märkisch-Oderland had even threatened to cover the costs incurred by fees from emergency call patients, which further tightened the situation.

unification ensures relief

The initiative of the state health minister Britta Müller, who moderated the negotiations, is now showing his fruits. It described the agreement as a success for the citizens. From now on, the counties can expect a new calculation approach that guarantees more financial resources. At the same time, the collection of fees for the emergency services is completely cleared from the table.

Intrasan is that this agreement not only had to wait, but literally brought about to avoid inconvenience for the citizens. Fortunately, additional payments of several hundred euros that were initially in the room were prevented. However, an unpleasant detail remains the still open dispute over so -called false trips, for which one is waiting for a still outstanding court ruling. There is also a lot of discussion here.

challenges for the future

The new regulations are carried out as part of a complex system, which is managed by the 14 counties and 4 independent cities in Brandenburg as a compulsory self -government task. The Ministry of Health knows that economical and economic management of the emergency services is essential. In recent years, expenses for the emergency services in Germany have increased significantly, which also applies to Brandenburg. The sum, which was issued for the emergency services in 2023, has climbed to 8.7 billion euros, compared to 4.4 billion euros in 2013, as mgs.brandenburg.de

The increasing number of operations and the associated costs were often caused by inflation and more expensive equipment. In addition, there are increasingly emergency calls that are not always accompanied by medical emergencies. This makes the financial planning of the circles more difficult, which repeatedly recorded savings and loss of income for the lumpied flat rates.

Overall, the new agreement can be viewed as a positive turning point, which benefits both the counties and the citizens. But looking into the future will show how the challenges in the emergency services can really be mastered. It remains exciting whether the talks about the controversial empty trips will lead to an equally satisfactory solution that is in the interest of everyone involved.