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Innovation in European healthcare – what can Sweden learn? - LIF

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Role of important Government and Official Bodies <strong>in</strong> the<br />

German Healthcare System II<br />

Länder (federal states)<br />

• Have direct responsibility for public health, certification of health<br />

professionals, hospital plann<strong>in</strong>g and hospital <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />

• Individual federal state governments participate directly <strong>in</strong> the<br />

decisions of the national state or Federation. This is done<br />

through the Bundesrat<br />

Länder Health M<strong>in</strong>istries (comb<strong>in</strong>ed with social policy and labour)<br />

– Hospital plann<strong>in</strong>g and f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

– Supervision of regional sickness funds<br />

– Public health services<br />

– Supervision of health professionals and their professional <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />

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