Stoermer, H (2024) What are the national health policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany? Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
The present paper analyzed 17 laws and ordinances implemented in Germany, a highly deceralized country, during the COVID-19 pandemic using content analysis. The framework suggested by Saltman et al. (2002), classifying health regulations into quantity, capacity, and quality management was used as inclusion criteria. It was found that the COVID-19 regulations included in this analysis addressed the following topics: Price management related to regulations targeted at increasing patients’s contributions and price caps regarding the distribution of tests and medication. Supply-side price management included payments to hospitals, accredited service providers, doctor offices, and preventive care and rehabilitation facilities, as well as bonuses paid to healthcare staff, federal budget subsidies, and the financing of vaccination-related services. A quantity regulation in the private sector was the possibility to transform care and rehabilitation facilities into licensed hospitals. Public quantity management encompassed hospital capacity expansion, medical personnel expansion, the expansion of the supply of medical products, and pharmacy regulations. Lastly, quality management in the public sector included regulations pertaining to the workforce, healthcare provision, and medical products for civil servants. The discussion of key findings included a tradeoff in quantity for quality, as well as problematic implications of the implemented compensation payments to hospitals. It is recommended to gear health policy towards the provision of high quality healthcare, as well as preparedness and resilience. Keywords: COVID-19, health policy responses, policy analysis, Germany
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Rotulo, A. |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2024 07:38 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2024 07:38 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/406 |
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