A new agreement between Microsoft and Siemens paves the way for the launch of Microsoft HealthVault in Germany. Using HealthVault, a personal health application platform, individuals can store personal information including immunizations, disease history and prescriptions in an online account. Citizens...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's incoming center-right government is at odds over how to deal with Germany's health-care system, whose funding is under increasing strain. The pro-business Free Democratic Party, Ms. Merkel's partner in a new governing coalition, is calling for a radical reorganization...