1. Problem Statement It is now widely accepted that politics is sectorally differentiated. This is based on the insight, primarily conveyed by policy research, that the functional problems of modern societies and the attempts to govern them do not possess a universal character but rather exhibit a highly specific political field imprint. The following will analyze the development and long-term change of one of these political fields without limiting itself to the explanation of individual phenomena such as legislative processes, the role of parties and organized interests, or specific developmental phases (expansion, blockage, transformation). Our subject of investigation is - deliberately chosen broadly - the genesis of German health policy since the post-war period. At the center.