The private health insurance has a legal obligation to provide advice if there is a recognisable reason – and even more so if there is an explicit request – § 6 VVG. This also includes “human care until the end of life”, for example through palliative and, if necessary, hospice treatment, as well as through […]
The Higher Regional Court of Munich (OLG, Az. 1 U 454/17, judgement of 21.12.2017) sentenced a family doctor to pay 40,000 € – inherited – compensation for pain and suffering for immaterial damages to the heir. The deceased had been artificially fed, among other things by a PEG probe, and kept alive for about 21 […]
IMABE Director Bonelli: “It’s bad if this thinking spills over to Germany” – criticism of “questionable” redefinition of euthanasia and of “erroneous” statements about nutrition at the end of life – Leipzig euthanasia judgement was instigated by euthanasia association “Dignitas”. Link: https://www.kathpress.at/goto/meldung/1489705/suizidbeihilfe-debatte-mediziner-warnen-vor-oekonomisierung
Dr. Johannes Fiala and Dipl.-Math. Peter A. Schramm explain which consulting obligations the private health insurance and, if applicable, also brokers have with regard to euthanasia. There is a chance for contribution reductions in private health insurance through euthanasia: If the UN does not waste its assets on pointless treatments, even in the hope that […]
– How a responsible private health insurance achieves stable contributions – A physician began his lecture on the subject of “Patient Will” with the words: “So, all those of you who are insured by the statutory health insurance (GKV) can now leave the hall – you will be left to die, because the GKV only […]
Private health insurance and euthanasia – how does this fit together, many readers ask themselves after the current discussion. At first glance, the topics may seem unrelated, but a dispute has arisen over whether Emergency aid for reducing contributions in of private health insurance right or morally justifiable. published under Private Health Insurance Test 2017 […]
Why additional private provision is no guarantee of good care in old age In Germany there are currently 2.5 million people in need of long-term care. About 70% are cared for at home. The benefits of the statutory long-term care insurance in Germany are mostly at the level of a partial cover insurance. Better […]
When life comes to an end, we are usually helpless and dependent on others. To ensure that your last will and testament will one day be implemented as you wish, you need fellow human beings at your side who know and respect your wishes. Living wills, health care powers of attorney, etc. are medical and […]
No matter what kind of helpless situation it is, in order for the will to be carried out one day in the way you want it to be, man needs fellow human beings by his side. Later, the affected person is often unable to assert himself or can do so only with difficulty. Since […]
Discussion with lawyer Dr. Johannes Fiala There is a peculiar dilemma in Western countries at the moment: On the one hand, we do not let people die by taking life-prolonging measures through machines or feeding tubes. This prevents the soul from leaving the body. In doing so, we are not prolonging life, we are prolonging […]
