Medical Association President Johannes Steinhart criticized this on Tuesday: “Families come together, especially at Easter, and the high level of travel can easily lead to infections with the coronavirus.” Those who would suffer most would be high-risk patients.
No Paxlovid without testing
If financing is not secured, they would also have to pay for tests themselves from April 1st in order to be entitled to Paxlovid. The prescription of this medication is linked to a positive test.
According to the Ministry of Health, all services for treatment in private practice are covered by the health insurance company. Only during the pandemic were services exceptionally financed by the federal government. It is therefore up to the social insurance and the medical association to quickly come to an agreement here.
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