Andreas Gassen, the head of the Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung, has rejected claims from the SPD and statutory health insurers regarding long wait times for insured patients. He referred to demands for a ‘appointment guarantee’ as ‘populist nonsense,’ arguing that many general practices offer emergency slots and that wait times are comparatively short. He acknowledged criticisms from Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who described the situation as discriminatory. The SPD has proposed a guarantee to equalize treatment for all patients, a suggestion Gassen dismissed as unfeasible.

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