"Die Kassenärztlichen Vereinigungen haben einen sogenannten Sicherstellungsauftrag, weswegen man vor gut siebzig Jahren das Streikrecht aufgegeben hat."
"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."
"A few years ago I realized that my bonus, based on my "quality" management of diabetes, was compromised by the poor quality of my patients. I then dismissed many of the alcoholics and non-compliant (more correctly, I maneuvered them to dismiss me -- much less hassle); and my bonus scores have greatly improved. I thought I was clever, but I've come to believe that this is exactly what the the network, the insurance companies, and the gov't, wants me to do."
"Herr Sarrazin hat die grundlegenden genetischen Zusammenhänge falsch verstanden - seine Aussagen beruhen auf einem Halbwissen, das nicht dem Stand der Evolutionsforschung entspricht."