Rescue trips in Brandenburg remain free of charge - agreement made!
Rescue trips in Brandenburg remain free of charge - agreement made!
A big step for emergency care in Brandenburg: the counties and health insurance companies have finally agreed on an agreement on the rescue trips. As stern.de will remain free of charge in the future. This agreement was overdue because the financing made tensions in eight counties such as Barnim and Märkisch-Oderland, since there had been no agreement with the health insurance companies in recent months. From January 1, 2025, a new regulation in which the health insurance companies only reimbursed fixed flat rates for rescue operations, which led to great displeasure.
The fact that several consecutive fee notices in Märkisch-Oderland, which were already sent in March, were not particularly explosive. An example from the region impressively shows the problem: While an ambulance use in Teltow-Fläming costs 1,449 euros, the health insurance companies only reimburse 794 euros. This inevitably means that citizens have to pay for non -covered costs, which puts confidence in the emergency services.peace and new calculation
In the context of the agreement, a peace obligation was also created. This obliges all parties not to send new fee notices for at least eight weeks. Minister of Health Britta Müller announced this regulation and emphasized the importance that emergency call 112 can continue to be called up without financial worries. This is an important signal to the population that medical help is urgently available without worrying about the costs in the background. These points were discussed at the top conversation in the Ministry of Health in Potsdam. Participants included representatives of the affected counties and health insurance companies, as well as Prime Minister Dr. Dietmar Woidke.
But while the agreement looks promising at first glance, the unclear handling of empty rides from ambulances remains a sensitive topic. The decision of the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg on a complaint by the health insurance companies against the fee statute of the district of Teltow-Fläming is still pending. It remains to be seen whether these interpretations will influence the progress of ongoing talks.
a look ahead
Some counties have already decided on new, cost -covering fee statutes for 2025, elsewhere, the loss of income from the fixed amounts of health insurance companies is a major problem. The existing disputes about the cost calculations mean that a quick solution is required. Johannes Wagner from the district council therefore calls for a quick intervention by the Ministry of Health, while CDU politician Michael Schierack and AfD MP Birgit Bessin urge to clarify the cost problem.
Overall, the situation remains tense, because the discussion about the future of the emergency services in Brandenburg is not only conducted on political, but above all at a bourgeois level. The affected communities grows that the burdens of the citizens are unnecessarily driven up. Let us hope that the new agreements will soon show fruitful results. A comprehensive and fair solution is long overdue so that the patients in Brandenburg can be cared for in the best possible way.
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