Bundesverband Bunter Kreis

Founded in 2010, Bundesverband Bunter Kreis is a non-profit network based in Augsburg, Germany working on health, children & youth.

The Bundesverband Bunter Kreis e.V. is a registered, charitable association based in Augsburg, Germany. It promotes, develops and quality-assures sozialmedizinische Nachsorge (social-medical aftercare) according to the Bunter Kreis model, which supports families of seriously and chronically ill or disabled children after hospital discharge, including home visits and telephone support by case managers. Its member institutions are legal entities that provide aftercare locally and are recognised as service providers under section 43 SGB V and section 132c SGB V. The association represents its members' professional and policy interests towards politicians, health insurers and ministries, negotiates care reimbursement rates with health insurers at state level, and supports members with networking, professional exchange, training and quality assurance. It also runs or takes part in projects such as PEDNET-LC, cooperates with the ISPA institute on new aftercare offers, and is a member of the Bündnis Kinder- und Jugendgesundheit. Its aim is for social-medical aftercare to be available throughout Germany. The association was founded in April 2010, and its roots go back to Augsburg and to aftercare work since the 1990s.