Germany’s lower house of parliament has passed a controversial government plan to reform the country’s hospital system. The plan was approved by the Bundestag on Thursday after two years of preparation and debate. The aim of the legislation is to relieve the financial pressure on hospitals and to encourage them to offer more specialized treatment. The opposition rejected the plan, which could still be held up in the upper house, the Bundesrat. The idea is to change the current flat-rate reimbursement for the treatment of cases in hospitals. In the future, they are to receive 60% of the reimbur…