Kassenärzte schlagen Selbstzahler-Termine für Kassenpatienten vor
Spiegel reports that Andreas Gassen, head of the Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung, proposes letting statutory health insurance patients buy self-pay appointments in private consultation hours to avoid longer waits, saying they would be treated like private patients at their own cost. He warns the three-billion-euro fee cuts hit specialties like ENT, orthopedics, and radiology hardest, but shows willingness to compromise on required free appointments.
