Chamber of Physicians Wants Fee Negotiations

Following clarity on the budget, the Medical Association is pushing for the initiation of fee negotiations. Since in the coming years, financial resources "in a significant triple-digit million range" would flow into the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK), "the deficit should actually be resolved," responded Vice President Edgar Wutscher on Wednesday in a statement regarding the government's new budget path.

Medical Association for "Fundamental Renewal" of the ÖGK

The Medical Association is also once again insisting on a "fundamental renewal" of the ÖGK. This way, doctors "could contribute numerous proposals on where savings can be achieved without burdening patients," said Wutscher. Structural improvements are possible in up to 85 percent of the ÖGK budget. "Instead, doctors are encouraged to prescribe fewer MR/CTs and physiotherapy sessions."

(APA/Red)

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