German DRG (diagnosis related groups) amendments will hinder innovation, claims opposition
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The German government's second amendment to the diagnosis related groups (DRG) law is endangering medical innovation in university hospitals. This was the view voiced by the opposition Christian Democratic and Socialist Union (CDU/CSU) parties following the second and third readings of the draft law in the Lower House (Bundestag) of parliament.