Prof. Dr. Ingo Froböse
New book "Germany is sick" by Prof. Dr. Ingo Froböse
In this book, Stefan Sauerzapf and Ingo Froböse not only explain how our system has become entangled in coping with illness, but also point the way to healthy living conditions in which people have the chance to become managers of their own health.
Prof. Dr. Ingo Froböse:
Today, our new book "Germany is Sick" is released by ECON, an imprint of Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH, and unfortunately, there's some fitting news to go with it: a new record high in mental illness among young people, therapists demonstrating against fee cuts, pharmacists demanding fee increases, and doctors threatening to cancel appointments if they are affected by further austerity measures. It sounds like panic – and all because Federal Health Minister Nina Warken will be announcing the new multi-billion-euro deficits of the statutory health insurance funds for 2027 next Monday.
We already spend over half a trillion euros annually on the most expensive healthcare system in Europe. Given the expected explosion in the number of chronic diseases and the aging population, forecasts for 2040 are approaching the one trillion euro mark. This will no longer be sustainable, and austerity measures will not help.
In our book, Stefan Sauerzapf and I not only explain how our system has become entangled in managing illness, but we also point the way to healthy living conditions in which people have the opportunity to become managers of their own health. This requires more than just minor reforms; we need a shift towards a healthcare system that truly deserves the name.
We outline the steps to achieve this in our 10-point plan for the system, which we developed in our joint think tank, Fish in Water. All ten points and concrete approaches for their improvement can be found here: fischimwasser.de/buch
And we would like to thank our guest authors once again for their exciting contributions, which have enriched our book!
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