German Hospital Federation Rebuts GKV Claims of Excessive Healthcare Spending
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – June 27, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – June 27, 2024 – In response to the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds' (GKV) recent quarterly report highlighting record expenditures on hospital care, the German Hospital Federation (DKG) issued a statement refuting the assertion that hospitals are the primary driver of rising healthcare costs.
Dr. Gerald Gaß, CEO of the DKG, emphasized that the GKV's focus on absolute spending figures is misleading and fails to consider the broader context of healthcare expenditure trends. He pointed to data indicating a consistent decline in the proportion of hospital spending within the overall GKV budget since the implementation of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) in 2004.