The Federal Minister of Health announced on 26 January 2022
that a process of de-budgeting for pediatricians is underway. Therefore,
pediatricians in ambulatory care will be prospectively exempt from
Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) volume ceilings [1, 2].
The
remuneration of ambulatory care physicians in SHI is based on a
practice-based volume of standard services calculated for each physician
and yearly quarter. The volume of standard services limits the overall
amount that a physician can bill per quarter, and services beyond the
volume limits are reimbursed with a lower amount.