Integration of care after 2004 reform act
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The German health care system still is characterised by a strong segmentation of different sectors of care. Fragmentation leads to duplification of services, suboptimal quality outcomes and adds to rising health care costs. The Statutory Health Insurance Modernization Act 2004 introduced new ways of organizing care delivery into the German SHI system in an attempt to foster better coordination and integration of care.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012