Fewer medical visits
To this end, data on outpatient and inpatient treatment of 142,000 children and adolescents in 2021 were examined and compared with the situation before the pandemic in 2019. As a result, medical visits, hospital stays and medication prescriptions have decreased overall. .
According to the health insurance company, a significant increase in cases of severe obesity has also been recorded among elementary school students and older kids. Klaus Overdiek, head of the fund’s state representation, spoke of “a dramatic development in our children and young people” and warned of the long-term consequences.
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