Translation of "Hospital costs" in German

The direct operation costs and the general hospital costs can be reduced.

Exorbitant hospital costs for operations sent even extended families into financial difficulties.

It covers the hospital costs that basic insurance does not for a stay in the general ward.

Health insurance and hospital costs should cover at least 75,000 euros without franchise.

Hospital costs associated with such medical errors were estimated at $324 million in October 2008 alone.

However, surgery is associated with lower hospital costs and a shorter hospital stay (e32).

When it comes down to hospital operating costs, economical cleaning is a decisive factor.

In countries such as the USA, Brazil or Australia, hospital costs can reach astronomical heights.

Surprisingly, the annual number of hospital days is higher in Western Europe than in Central and Eastern Europe (11.1 versus 7.2 per 100,000 population), while average daily hospital costs in Western Europe are almost ten times higher (€310 versus €32).

Moreover, the direct annual hospital costs attributable to ADR’s run into the billions of dollars, and this does not include all the suffering that ADR’s cause that does not lead to hospitalization (or death).

But nonetheless healthcare/treatment, in particular hospital costs, consumes the largest part of the expenditure and many countries are still directing extra funds to this sector.

As a result, policy-holders may not be able to count on their existing policies when they move to another Member State, claim reimbursements of hospital treatment costs or enjoy their private pensions abroad.

The Commission considers that this case law, by enabling insured persons to receive medical treatment in another Member State and by determining rules on the reimbursement of hospital costs, gives additional protection to insured persons and represents a concrete step forward towards achieving a social Europe.

It can deliver substantial savings in hospital costs, speed up treatment and diagnosis and help to reduce the risk of medical errors.

Following a complaint from a person insured under the Spanish national health system who had had to be admitted to hospital unexpectedly during a stay in France and who, on his return to Spain, was refused reimbursement of the portion of the hospital costs which, in accordance with French legislation, he had been left to pay, the Commission decided to bring the present action against Spain for failure to fulfil obligations.