Health Policy Updates

You currently have the right to a free skin cancer check every two years. This may change by end of 2027. Here is what we know, and what you should do now.

A government-appointed panel has recommended moving Germany's universal skin cancer screening to a risk-based model as part of GKV cost-cutting measures. The G-BA has until end of 2027 to decide which could remove the entitlement for most GKV members.