Child sickness benefit: Federal Minister of Health plans relief for parents - financial expert

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Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is planning to make child sickness benefits easier for parents. He would like to ensure that parents no longer have to go to the doctor on the first day of their child's illness in order to receive child sickness benefit. Lauterbach considers this to be pointless bureaucracy and a burden for families and pediatricians' practices. Instead, a visit to the doctor should only be necessary from the fourth day of illness. He would also like to increase the fees for general practitioners by up to 15 percent in order to make the profession more attractive again. From a financial expert's perspective, these measures could have an impact on household spending, as more parents will be entitled to child sickness benefit and the increase in fees for family doctors will cost additional...

Bundesgesundheitsminister Karl Lauterbach plant Erleichterungen für Eltern beim Kinderkrankengeld. Er möchte durchsetzen, dass Eltern nicht mehr am ersten Krankheitstag ihres Kindes zum Arzt gehen müssen, um das Kinderkrankengeld zu erhalten. Lauterbach hält dies für unsinnige Bürokratie und belastend für Familien und Kinderarztpraxen. Stattdessen soll ein Arztbesuch erst ab dem vierten Krankheitstag notwendig sein. Zudem möchte er die Honorare für Hausärzte um bis zu 15 Prozent erhöhen, um den Beruf wieder attraktiver zu machen. Aus Sicht eines Finanzexperten könnten diese Maßnahmen Auswirkungen auf die Haushaltsausgaben haben, da mehr Eltern Anspruch auf Kinderkrankengeld haben werden und die Honorarerhöhung für Hausärzte zusätzliche Kosten …
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is planning to make child sickness benefits easier for parents. He would like to ensure that parents no longer have to go to the doctor on the first day of their child's illness in order to receive child sickness benefit. Lauterbach considers this to be pointless bureaucracy and a burden for families and pediatricians' practices. Instead, a visit to the doctor should only be necessary from the fourth day of illness. He would also like to increase the fees for general practitioners by up to 15 percent in order to make the profession more attractive again. From a financial expert's perspective, these measures could have an impact on household spending, as more parents will be entitled to child sickness benefit and the increase in fees for family doctors will cost additional...

Child sickness benefit: Federal Minister of Health plans relief for parents - financial expert

Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is planning to make child sickness benefits easier for parents. He would like to ensure that parents no longer have to go to the doctor on the first day of their child's illness in order to receive child sickness benefit. Lauterbach considers this to be pointless bureaucracy and a burden for families and pediatricians' practices. Instead, a visit to the doctor should only be necessary from the fourth day of illness. He would also like to increase the fees for general practitioners by up to 15 percent in order to make the profession more attractive again. From a financial expert's perspective, these measures could have an impact on household spending, as more parents will be eligible for child sickness benefit and the increase in GP fees will cause additional costs. It remains to be seen how these changes will affect the healthcare system and finances.

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