Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - Health Minister Manne Lucha (Greens) sees the interests of the federal states in the planned major hospital reform. The Greens politician in Baden-Württemberg said on Thursday in Stuttgart after consultations with the health ministers of the federal states and experts from the coalition factions.
Today is a very good day for federal-state relations, said Lucha, who is also the chairman of the health ministers' conference. It is very honorable that the federal and state governments are pulling together on this topic. The reform needs the approval of the federal states. They are responsible for hospital planning and also for investments in the houses.
The switching conference dealt with the implementation of proposals from an expert commission for reforming hospital structures and financing. On the table are proposals for lowering the so-called flat-rate fees on the one hand and for a stronger focus on so-called flat-rate fees on the other hand. In addition, greater specialization of the clinics is planned.
Lucha said the aim of the reform was to offer services to citizens at low levels. It's about having the right hospital in the right place with the right quality.
