German healthcare stakeholders sing praises of round-tables
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
With the German general election looming ever closer, the value of the ministry of health's round-table meetings involving healthcare stakeholders is increasingly being called into question. Should the Social Democratic Party triumph at the September elections, the meetings will continue to provide a valuable source of information for the health ministry. But if the Christian Democratic and Socialist Union parties should win, the initiative may be abandoned completely.