Health trades do not believe in reducing bureaucracy

According to a survey by the alliance "We provide Germany," to which the Federal Guild Association for Orthopaedic Technology belongs, companies expect more rather than less bureaucracy.

This article is part of the special topic Bureaucratic madness in the craft industry

A special survey by the alliance "We supply Germany", companies expect a continued high bureaucratic burdenThe alliance also includes the Federal Guild Association for Orthopedic TechnologyCompared to last year, they are now even more pessimistic about the future. Over 70 percent of survey participants believe that bureaucracy will will increase sharply or very sharplyIn 2022, this figure was still around 50 percent clearly lower.

SurveyHere you will find one Summary of survey results.Already in the 2022 survey, the high bureaucratic burden in the provision of medical aids At that time, almost 90 percent It is assumed that bureaucratic obligations will increase even further in the future. A figure that is now almost 100 percentMore than two-thirds of the companies stated more than 30 percent of their working time on bureaucracy. From the companies’ point of view, the most important drivers of bureaucracy are still the Contract confusion with health insurance companies (about 92 percent) and the Documentation obligations towards the cost bearers (about 86 percent).

Fundamental reform called for

reducing bureaucracyRead more about the Proposals to reduce bureaucracy."The already low trust of medical supply stores and health trades in the political announcements on reducing bureaucracy," explain the general secretaries of the alliance Kirsten Abel and Patrick Grunau"Instead of clientelist politics for individual actors such as the pharmacies at Drug Supply Shortage Control and Supply Improvement Act we finally need a fundamental reform and effective measuresto ensure the entire supply of medical aids from overwhelming bureaucratic burden to free."

The alliance had already concrete proposals to reduce bureaucracy, such as the introduction of flagship contracts. Furthermore, measures such as a uniform VAT rate on aids and a streamlining of documentation requirements bring quick relief. "Reducing bureaucracy means more time for the patients and lower costs for service providers, cost bearers and ultimately for the contributors," said Abel and Grunau. "The Federal Government's announcements must now concrete actions consequences."

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