- Karl Lauterbach
Karl Lauterbach (born
February 21 ,1963 inNiederzier ) is a Germanscientist andpolitician (SPD ). He is professor of health economics andepidemiology at the University ofCologne .Lauterbach studied human medicine in
Aachen ,Düsseldorf andSan Antonio (Texas ). From 1989-1992 he was studyingHealth Policy and Management as well as epidemiology at theHarvard School of Public Health inBoston .Since 1998 Lauterbach has been director of the institute of health economy and clinical epidemiology at the University of Cologne. He was a member of the "Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der Entwicklung im Gesundheitswesen" ("Council of Experts for the development of health system") from 1999 until he was elected into theBundestag in September 2005. He also was a member of the"Rürup-Kommission" , a committee of experts for examine the financing of the social insurance systems.Lauterbach joined the SPD in 2001. He made his entry to the Bundestag with a direct mandate by winning in his electoral districtLeverkusen –Köln at the federal elections 2005. In the Bundestag he is a member of the committee on health politics.Lauterbach is a strong advocate of the so called "Bürgerversicherung", mainly favoured by the Social Democrats. These idea includes the reorganization of the German health system and the incorporation of all people and all income groups into the financing of health care system.
Karl Lauterbach is married with Dr. Angela Spelsberg, who is director of a Tumour Centre in Aachen. They have four children.
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