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Taxi protest for better pay for patient transports in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
In the ongoing dispute over the costs of medical transports in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, dozens of taxi drivers in Schwerin protested. 155 vehicles had driven through the city in the morning, according to a police spokeswoman. The roughly one-kilometer-long motorcade honked past the headquarters of the health insurers and past Schwerin Castle.
The background of the protest is the dispute between the health insurers and the state association for the taxi and rental-car industry. Last week it emerged that negotiations over the remuneration for taxi-based medical transports had failed after months of talks. On Tuesday the taxi association rejected a renewed offer, according to the health insurers.
Health Minister Stefanie Drese (SPD) urged the negotiators to resume the talks.
"Many people in our country, including chronically ill people and those with severe mobility limitations, rely on reliable patient transport to the doctor's office or the hospital," she said.
Insurers redirect trips
At the end of March, the current regulation had expired. From April, many medical transports are at risk of being canceled. According to the health insurers, many planned trips were redirected, especially for patients who needed dialysis or chemotherapy. Insured individuals should contact their health insurance fund if they have problems with approved trips. Taxi companies could initially charge the last valid rates.
The taxi association, according to its own statements, is calling for better remuneration for medical transports. The business is no longer financially viable and leads to the demise of companies and withdrawals from the market. The health insurers argued that they had presented multiple offers and proposed uniform individual contracts to taxi companies. More than half of the companies had also accepted this offer.
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