Reform debate: SPD wants to prevent cuts in nursing care reform
The nursing care insurance is facing billion-euro deficits, CDU Health Minister Linnemann wants to initiate a change of direction in the cabinet next week. But just before, the coalition partner is applying pressure.
The SPD has spoken out against cuts to the nursing care system, ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss plans by Health Minister Carsten Linnemann. The party's secretary general, Tim Klüssendorf, emphasized that they will not accept any reduction in benefits, and instead called for greater relief for nursing home residents and a reorganization of financing.
The SPD is proposing a cap on the costs of nursing home care, with Saarland's state premier Anke Rehlinger suggesting a cap of 1,500 euros on the personal share of costs. The goal is to prevent people and their families from being financially overwhelmed by care costs.
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