Pflege: Linnemann plant Kommission für umfassende Pflegereform
Die Pflegeversicherung ist in chronischer Finanznot, viele Pflegebedürftige sind es aber auch. Der neue Minister strebt nach einer akuten Stabilisierung größere Änderungen an – mit Rat von Experten.
Bundesgesundheitsminister Carsten Linnemann plans to implement a comprehensive nursing reform, setting up an expert commission to do so. He told the "Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung" that the current nursing system is "not sustainable for the future" and if left unchanged, it will collapse in the 2030s. The goal is to achieve structural changes in nursing based on the commission's proposals, which will result in a reform by next year.
The coalition government is already working on a reform to cover a deficit of 8 billion euros in nursing insurance expected in 2027 and avoid general contribution increases. Linnemann's predecessor Nina Warken's draft included spending cuts and revenue increases. The minister said they are negotiating intensely to reach the cabinet by September.
He has already indicated that planned cuts to pension contributions for caregivers for the elderly will be removed. The nursing commission will essentially study the system, as the minister made clear. "I want a commission with independent experts and scientists in it," he said. Warken had prepared the upcoming nursing reform in a Bund-Länder working group.
The ministry also sought proposals from an expert commission for the already decided health expenditure savings package. A second report from the commission with recommendations for further reforms is expected in December.
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