Germany as a pharmaceutical location - chaos instead of reliability and resilience

Berlin (vfa). Within a week, one billion will become two billion in compulsory levies - this is what the current draft bill from the BMG provides for research-based pharmaceutical companies. vfa President Han Steutel says: "What a mess! When we hear from the Federal Minister of Health that we are to pay a restructuring contribution of one billion euros and then after one week it is suddenly two, this is a serious matter. That is unacceptable, to put it kindly."

Steutel continued, "There is an enormous need for reform in the healthcare system: That requires constructive collaboration among all stakeholders. This draft and the way it was created is grotty. This is no way to deal with each other."

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