{"id":1812803,"date":"2026-03-05T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1812803"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:32:00","slug":"health-care-in-germany-inside-a-system-at-breaking-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1812803","title":{"rendered":"Health care in Germany: Inside a system at breaking point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/74613894_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"a17o045m\">\n<div class=\"av-wrapper\">\n<h1 aria-label=\"Video \u2014 Health care in Germany: Inside a system at breaking point \" class=\"dy75pgs headline h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\"><span>Health care in Germany: Inside a system at breaking point <\/span><\/h1>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"video-player\" class=\"hh5424a av-player pd4yz45\">\n<div class=\"bg-poster\">\n<div><video controls playsinline data-duration=\"13:56\" data-play-btn-title=\"Play video\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"video-76237683\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" preload=\"none\" class=\"dw-player video-js vjs-fluid\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/dwtv_video\/flv\/sonder\/sonder20260306_GermanHealthwithSubtitles_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59su3<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Hospitals face staff shortages, waiting times are growing, and bureaucracy is slowing everything down. At the same time, many beds and resources remain underused.\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/germany\/t-17871182\">German<\/a> politicians are now debating major reforms: Should the country spend even more, or start cutting services? What changes are needed to make <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/health-care-in-germany\/t-70108003\">healthcare<\/a> sustainable \u2014 and ensure people actually get the care they pay for?\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Hospitals face staff shortages, waiting times are growing, and bureaucracy is slowing everything down. At the same time, many beds and resources remain underused.\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/germany\/t-17871182\">German<\/a> politicians are now debating major reforms: Should the country spend even more, or start cutting services? What changes are needed to make <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/health-care-in-germany\/t-70108003\">healthcare<\/a> sustainable \u2014 and ensure people actually get the care they pay for?\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hospitals face staff shortages, waiting times are growing, and bureaucracy is slowing everything down. At the same time, many beds and resources remain underused.\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/germany\/t-17871182\">German<\/a> politicians are now debating major reforms: Should the country spend even more, or start cutting services? 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