GOZ-novella: Doctors and dentists are afraid to revenue from private patients

Together, doctors and dentists in Berlin before the impending loss of revenue in the treatment of private patients warned. The legitimacy of an official Gebührentaxe for private medical or private dental care is to conditions for a fair balance between the legitimate interests of patients and the doctors and dentists to create.

Instead, the government custody for an erosion of revenue from private doctors and private dental work, criticized the German Medical Association (BÄK) and the Federal Chamber of Dentists (BZÄK) at a joint press conference on Tuesday in Berlin. The reason for the criticism is the draft of the government for a revision of the official fees for dentists (GOZ). While this provides a slight increase in the value point, but partly because of the tight time budgets, the GOZ is based, the dentists have even a drop of 2.5 percent in volume honorary accept criticized the BZÄK.

"The choices in the GOZ constitute a precedent for the upcoming revision of the official fees for doctors (GOÄ) dar. Insofar supports the German Medical Association strongly rejecting the GOZ-novella by the Federal Chamber of Dentists," said Franz Gadomski, Chairman of the Committee on Charges of BÄK. The draft for a new GOZ is the transparent attempt to private medical fees to the evaluation standards of statutory health insurance a view to pave the way for a unity insurance line.

Peter Engel, president of the Federal Chamber of Dentists, said the German Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery would have the draft as a professional scientifically flawed criticized. After the verdict of the experts, he violated "fundamental principles and rules of modern dentistry." Doctors and dentists also warned before the planned opening in the draft clause. It would insurance companies and allow aid makers, with dentists, regardless of the GOZ individual contracts.

Such a clause is also a revision of fees for doctors imaginable. Similar to Selektivverträgen in contracting medical field, there is the danger of dumping contracts, because the providers of well-organized cost carriers could be played off against each other. Gadomski warned: "The providers will assume the role of a vicarious agent for the private health insurance pushed."

The Federation of Private Health Insurance (insurance) dismissed it back. Expressly welcomed Association Director Volker Leienbach the opening clause. So we wanted but not primarily the spending limit, but together with the service providers optimize the supply. "Who does not want solutions unit, which should focus on the opening clause in a rigid, governmental regulation and resulting margins look plumb and fill," said Leienbach.