GB and doctors race against the spending brake storm

GB and doctors run against the Sturm spending brake

WIEN / LINZ. On an alliance until then unknown, the leaders of the union, the medical badociation and social security met on Thursday. The reason was the joint protest against the spending brake for health insurance companies. A total of 31 projects are affected

GB President Katzian (left), Dr. President Szekeres and Director General Biach Photo: APA / ROLAND SCHLAGER

Wolfgang Katzian, Thomas Szekeres and Alexander Biach – Unions, medical badociations and social insurance officials kicked off Thursday morning to prevent spending on curbing credit unions. Health Insurance. Helped the first of this alliance in the short term nothing; The "Husch-Pfusch-Gesetz" (Szekeres law) was sealed yesterday in the Bundesrat with a black and blue majority.

Despite the concentration, it was "not a declaration of war" but an invitation to the federal government to "dialogue" to join the representatives of social security. In support of their claim that the "status quo" threat to health care is threatening, Director General Biach presented an Austrian map of 33 projects, which could be suspended by the Minister of Health. Health Beate Hartinger-Klein (1965). ] Seven of them are planned in Upper Austria. For two, the new Auenstelle of the O-Gebietskrankenkbade in Eferding and the provincial office of social security officials in Linz, Hartinger Klein only withdrew on Wednesday night when she had already vetoed (according to the law). ;WE). Biach now hopes that this "positive signal" will lead to a new waiver.

For Katzian, this can only mean the withdrawal of the "control of autonomy" law. Otherwise, he would expect a constitutional complaint. The head of Britain on other consequences: "We do not call for combat measures, we will do it, if they are necessary."

It is not only construction projects that are undergoing austerity measures, warns the president of OGKK. The drag on spending also threatens the conclusion of new medical contracts. "No doctor will starve if there is no cash register", but each step towards private medicine is at the expense of the poorest, says Szekeres

Video: Review from the brake on spending

Deputy Secretary-General Karl Nehammer spoke of an "axis of blockers and guardians of the system". "Kammerfunktionre wants to continue unpacking in the back shop, no matter who has been selected." The caisses should stop fearing the fears of patients, said Brigitte Povysil, Member of Parliament FP.

From the Hartinger-Klein cabinet, it is the withdrawal of the stop of the project in Eferding and Linz: There have been other discussions, information. One of the interviews was probably the one with August Wginger, the boss of the VP. In all other projects will be examined on a case by case basis, then Hartinger-Klein. (luc / az)

Video: The concept of federal government savings in the case of social security funds includes the freezing of construction work and the limitation of medical orders

] Children's Center in Bad Ischl and the special hospital in Weyer. OGKK boss, Albert Maringer, warns against the stop of the Linz Dental Health Center. The GKK center in Freistadt and Linzerheim in Bad Schallerbach are also under threat

The OGKK Agenstelle in Eferding and the Provincial Social Security Office in Linz were released. Also the new MRT device in Rohrbach will come according to the Ministry.

    
 
    
    
    
    
    
    

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