Prognosis

German Minister to Stop ‘Locust’ Investors in Medical Practices

Health chief to present legislation in first quarter of 2023
Double-digit profits ‘cannot be justified,’ Lauterbach says

Karl Lauterbach
Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg

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By Iain Rogers

December 25, 2022 at 11:34 AM UTC

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German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach plans to present a law in the first quarter of next year to stop what he called “locust” investors buying up medical practices.