Federal Government: Care dispute divides CDU/CSU and SPD
The health minister and the SPD seem far from an agreement in the dispute over care. Can Carsten Linnemann keep to his ambitious timetable?
German Health Minister Carsten Linnemann plans to present a bill to the cabinet on Wednesday to prevent a predicted 4.4 billion euro deficit in statutory nursing insurance and higher contributions. The SPD is resisting, demanding a cap on care costs for those in care homes and for private nursing insurers to contribute to statutory insurance.
Linnemann has rejected both proposals, calling for a solid financial foundation for structural changes and for the federal government to pay back 5 billion euros in coronavirus aid to the nursing insurance fund. The CDU's labour wing and some opposition parties have also criticised the government's plans.
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