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The first hurdle for Karl Lauterbach's new hospital reform has been overcome. The federal cabinet has approved his plans. Karl Lauterbach is one step closer to his goal of improving the quality of the hospital system. But what will happen to the small clinics in rural areas, which are currently in a bad state? The SPD Federal Health Minister discussed this with journalist Antje Höning. Hospitals and clinics are currently paid on a flat-rate basis, explains Karl Lauterbach. The problem here is that hospitals carry out many procedures that are sometimes unnecessary or for which they are not qualified enough. He wants to change this by eliminating the flat-rate basis and introducing service groups to ensure quality. According to this principle, cancer treatments, for example, would be carried out in qualified clinics and remunerated accordingly. Small hospitals would receive higher flat rates for general treatments. This would enable everyone to concentrate on their areas and patients to receive good treatment. But what is so bad about this idea? Antje Höning will explain this in the program. A lot of criticism has come from the states that do not fully agree with Karl Lauterbach's restructuring. One point of criticism: Karl Lauterbach is forcing the state health ministers to implement reforms. But they know better what is missing in their states when it comes to clinics - especially small ones. You can find the entire talk here: https://kurz.zdf.de/FKow/ Other guests on the show: Michael Baumann, oncologist The head of the German Cancer Research Center provides information on the current state of development of new treatment methods for cancer, including with the help of artificial intelligence. _____ Here on ZDFheute News you can find out what is happening in the world and what concerns us all: We provide insight into the world of news, explain the background and respond to social debates. Discuss with us in live streams and form your own opinion based on the facts we present to you. Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything. You can always stay up to date at http://www.ZDFheute.de/. #lauterbach #hospitalreform #lanz