City medicine + outpatient care — Health, sickness and disability · Budget

Reimbursed prescription drugs, GP and specialist consultations, nursing + physio + other auxiliaries…: the 2nd largest of the 5 parts of “Health, sickness and disability”.

119.8bn€

spent in 2024 (estimate)

38% of “Health, sickness and disability” · 15% of Social Security spending

What it pays for, in 2024

Reimbursed prescription drugs30%35.6bn€

GP and specialist consultations19%22.3bn€

Nursing + physio + other auxiliaries17%20.2bn€

Medical devices + optics11%13.1bn€

Patient transport (ambulances, taxis, light medical vehicles)7%8.7bn€

Dental care5%6.4bn€

Medical imaging5%5.9bn€

Medical biology4%4.4bn€

Health centers3%3.2bn€

Estimated amount: Social Security’s 2024 spending (Eurostat, government spending by function, 2024 ↗), split according to: Social Security financing act for 2025 ↗.