The German healthcare system faces major challenges. Compared to other countries, we spend a great deal of money—but this does not translate into better health outcomes. In addition, an aging population is leading to greater demand for healthcare and long-term care, while at the same time there are fewer people working in...

The “FinanzKommission Gesundheit”, an expert committee whose task it is to find solutions for the strained financial situations of statutory health insurance in Germany, presents its first report. On 30 March 2026 the committee handed it over to the Federal Minister of Health, Nina Warken, at a federal press conference. The...

Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär presented awards to researchers funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bamberg on 20 March 2026. Among the award recipients was Professor Marcella Alsan from Harvard University. She is conducting research with Dr. Esra Bayindir, Dr. Robert Messerle and Professor Jonas...

As of March 2026, the University of Hamburg has filled a position in the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences: Johanna Kokot has taken up the professorship for Economics, specializing in Behavioral Economics of Health. Following a positive tenure evaluation, her junior professorship has led to a full W2 professorship at...

Numerous HCHE members participated in the 18th annual conference of the German Society for Health Economics (dggö), which took place this year from March 9-10 in Wuppertal on the topic of "Healthcare in Transition." The following doctoral candidates from our graduate school "Managerial and economic dimensions of health care...

What were the highlights in 2025? What events and lectures took place last year? Which new projects were acquired? If you would like to find out more about the activities and projects at the HCHE, take a look at our current Annual Report.

Skills shortages, emergency care reform, and the financial sustainability of the...