MUNICH / BERLIN / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – The federal government’s latest austerity plans are encountering considerable resistance from Bavarian hospitals. The Bavarian District Council sees the underfunding of the clinics as a threat to their existence and supports possible lawsuits against the federal government. The planned savings are intended to reduce the pressure on health insurance companies, but could endanger the financial stability of many municipal hospitals.
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The federal government’s latest austerity plans have caused considerable unrest in Bavaria. The Bavarian District Council, represented by its president Thomas Karmasin, sees the existence of many municipal hospitals at risk. Karmasin emphasizes that if federal government underfunding continues, the clinics could be forced to take legal action to ensure their financial stability. These measures are expressly supported by the district council.
The federal government has decided on a savings package worth two billion euros, which primarily provides for savings in the hospital sector. The aim is to reduce the pressure on health insurance companies and avoid possible premium increases. But the planned savings contradict the government’s previous commitments to ensure full inflation compensation for 2022 and 2023.
The Bavarian members of the Bundestag were asked by Karmasin to stop the cabinet decision in the parliamentary process. He argues that the burden of savings should not be placed on the shoulders of hospitals, as this could endanger the existence of many municipally run clinics. The districts would be forced to close the financial gap, which would not be sustainable in the long term.
The health insurance companies continue to warn of possible premium increases if the austerity measures are implemented. The budget limitation is in open contradiction to the agreements negotiated in the coalition agreement between the Union and the SPD, which were intended to ensure the economic survival of many clinics until the planned hospital reform takes effect. The discussion about the financing of hospitals is therefore becoming a central issue in German health policy.
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