"§ 69 SGB V ordnet für das Verhältnis der Krankenkassen zu den Leistungserbringern die ausschließliche Geltung des SGB V an und schafft damit faktisch einen Ausnahmebereich, in dem die Regeln des Wettbewerbsrechts nicht gelten."
"If anyone is to blame for moving from a professional contract to a jump-through-the-hoops contract it is the government. All this comes, of course, from listening to management consultants who seem to think that people will work only for money and have no concept of professionalism. Professionalism is under threat. It is very sad."
"The best diseases, from a business point of view, would be those that cause lingering illnesses. Ideally – that is, for maximum profit – the patient should either get well or die just before all of his or her money runs out. It’s a fine calculation."