US EditionCriticism of Fee Reduction in Psychotherapists
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A dispute between the health insurance companies and the therapist about the payment provides for angry protests and open letters. Praxes fear losses of up to 5000 euros per year. The president of the Chamber speaks of "a blow to the face".
Psychic diseases are the main reason for incapacity for work. Why the Thuringian health insurance association assessed the planned reduction in the fees for psychotherapists as risky.The Thuringian health insurance association (KVT) demanded a stop to the planned reduction in the fees for psychotherapists. A lower remuneration is equivalent to a humiliation of the nearly 600 psychotherapists working in Thuringia and a slap in the face for all th…
Berlin – The German Association of Psychotherapists (DPtV) and the Federal Association of Contract Psychotherapists (bvvp) have called on the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) to halt the planned reduction in psychotherapist fees. The two associations have submitted a legal opinion to the BMG. The BMG has...
The waiting lists for psychotherapy are long, yet the remuneration of psychotherapeutic services is reduced by 4.5 percent. With what consequences?
The demand for psychotherapy is rising, while the fees for therapists are expected to fall by 4.5 percent from April onwards. While the health insurance companies are defending the cuts, experts, like the psychotherapist Dr. Christian Messer on radioeins, warn that this could greatly deteriorate the supply and threaten many practices economically.
Months of waiting for help is a reality for many people in Germany. Flat-rate compensation cuts in psychotherapy services are now threatening. The consequences for patients: inside and the health system could be serious The motto is waiting when the psyche is on the ground. And often for months. Because whether paralyzing anxiety disorders, depression or addiction disorders suppress body and soul – usually only psychotherapy can help. And exactl…
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