Coalition: Health insurance funds warn of care blockade - "Out of money"
Is it coming sooner or later? The planned nursing care reform is becoming a new major point of contention between the CDU/CSU and the SPD. The statutory health insurance funds are warning of the consequences of a reform stop.
The German healthcare system is facing a crisis, with a predicted deficit of 4.4 billion euros by the end of the year. Oliver Blatt, head of the German Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds, has urged the SPD to stop blocking the planned nursing care reform, warning that inaction would be "fatal". The reform is needed to address the financial instability of the care insurance and ensure the supply security for millions of people in need of care.
The SPD has demanded changes to the reform plans presented by Health Minister Carsten Linnemann, threatening to block the reform if its demands are not met.
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