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Berlin residents face federal healthcare changes from 2027

Germany's Bundestag passed a reform package affecting prescription co-payments and spouse co-insurance rules.

By The Daily Berlin · Published 25 July 2026

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Germany's Bundestag passed a healthcare reform package in July 2026 to cut spending starting in 2027 according to item [17].

The package includes higher co-payments for prescription medicines and stricter rules for free co-insurance of spouses according to item [17].

The reform was moderated before the vote reducing the additional charge for spouse co-insurance to 2.5 percent and limiting new fees only to parents with children over 11 years old according to item [17].

Health Minister Nina Warken announced the overhaul aims to save nearly 12 billion euros from 2027 and address a projected 15 billion euro deficit in public health insurance funds by 2027 according to item [17].

From January 1 2026 all doctor software systems in Germany must be ePA-ready otherwise doctors cannot bill services according to item [17].

Up to 50 billion euros from the Hospital Transformation Fund will be available from January 2026 through 2035 to modernize hospital structures across Germany according to item [17].

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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