mentoring the motivated.

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mentoring the motivated.
Strategic Communication in the German Social
Health Insurance System Percivil M. Carrera,
LLM, PhD
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Source Busse and Riesberg 2006
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The Federal Joint Committee

• The Federal Joint Committee (Gemainsamer
  Bundesauschuss, G-Ba) serves as a platform for
  discussion and decision-making in the German
  Social Health Insurance (SHI) system.
• It brings together the national associations of
  doctors and dentists, the hospital federation and
  federal association of sickness funds.
• Patient groups essentially play a consultancy
  role whereas they are allowed the right to file
  applications and participate in the consultations
  of the G-Ba but do not have voting rights.

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The Federal Joint Committee

• The G-Ba incorporated and standardized the former
  separately working committees for ambulatory,
  dental and hospital care.
• Although under the legal review of the German
  Federal Ministry of Health, it is not a
  subordinate authority.
• It is composed of 21 members involving one (1)
  impartial chair, two (2) impartial members and
  nine (9) members each for the national
  association of sickness funds and providers.

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Tasks of the G-Ba

• Assessment of new methods of medical diagnosis
  and treatment.
• Regulation of remuneration exclusions and
  restrictions in the provision of drugs.
• Safeguard of medical service provision.
• Recommendations with respect to quality assurance
  in the SHI system

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How the G-Ba Works
Source G-Ba