Germany's Kassenärzte propose cutting voluntary statutory health insurance benefits, affecting expats' access to extra healthcare services....
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Statutorily insured patients in Germany face growing 42-day waits for specialist care, impacting expats and foreign residents....
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Long Wait Times for Specialist Appointments Frustrate Statutory Health Insurance Patients in Germany
A survey reveals rising discontent among statutory insured patients in Germany over long specialist appointment waits and proposed reforms....
