Reformen: Regierung setzt Pflegekommission ein - Reform bis Mitte 2027

The German federal government has established an expert commission to implement a comprehensive nursing reform, set to take effect in the middle of 2027. Health Minister Carsten Linnemann (CDU) stated, "Our coalition's task is clear: care must be affordable and goal-oriented, and care must reach where it is needed." After several discussions between the CDU and SPD before the commission was formed, the government appointed the nursing structure commission.

The aim is to ensure good care and maintain the contribution rate for social care insurance until after 2030, according to the health ministry. The commission is expected to propose concrete measures, focusing on strengthening home care and stabilizing financing; making services more goal-oriented. Linnemann announced that the reform would take effect on July 1st, 2027.

Prevention and early rehabilitation are to be utilized more in the future. "I am particularly keen to focus on those who take responsibility every day at home for relatives," said Linnemann. The 13-member commission, chaired by Berlin lawyer Gabriele Kuhn-Zuber and former Caritas general secretary Georg Cremer, is to present initial proposals by the end of January 2027.

Government nursing insurance representative Katrin Staffler (CSU) praised the expertise of the participants as "the chance for real change in care." Health Minister Linnemann referred to "first aid measures for care" that were already given the green light in a cabinet meeting in September. The nursing insurance needs to quickly secure billions of euros for financing stabilization, according to the nursing insurance association.

The first aid package includes a planned increase of 0.3 percentage points in contribution rates for non-dependents from January 1st, 2027.