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Gynecologist in Kaiserslautern before the end: Who will help pregnant women?
Pregnant women in Kaiserslautern fight for gynecological care. Bureaucratic hurdles threaten supply.
Gynecologist in Kaiserslautern before the end: Who will help pregnant women?
In Kaiserslautern, pregnant women currently have to worry about their medical care. A committed gynecologist is forced to stop caring for her patients due to bureaucratic hurdles. This situation highlights a worrying trend in healthcare that indicates a massive shortage of doctors. According to a report by Rhine Palatinate Many women have difficulty finding a suitable gynecologist, which not only puts a great strain on their health but also on their mental state.
The Rhineland-Palatinate Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV RLP) plays an important role in this context, but does not have all the answers to the pressing questions. As the KV RLP shows, the sources of income for private practice doctors are complex and often inadequate. While statutory health insurance (GKV) provides an amount per quarter for outpatient care, the money does not flow directly to the practices, but through the KVs. As a result, practices are often overloaded and the pressure on doctors continues to increase reports the KV RLP.
Family doctor emergency and need for reform
However, the shortage of doctors does not only affect gynecologists. Dr. Markus Beier, the federal chairman of the Association of General Practitioners, calls for structural and financial reforms in general practitioner care. In order to increase the attractiveness of general medicine, training and the focus on this specialty must be reformed. The high cost pressure and the overload of practices due to increasing patient flows are current problems that urgently need to be solved states the AOK.
Another suggestion to ease the burden could be the creation of primary care centers. These new care approaches aim to make general medicine more attractive and reduce the pressure on existing practices. The role of non-medical practice assistants (NäPA) is also becoming more important, as they can relieve the burden on doctors and increase the quality of care.
The challenges in the healthcare sector go far beyond the problems of a single doctor. Joint efforts by politicians and health insurance companies are required to ensure local medical care in the long term.