Reforms: Linnemann does not rule out cuts to nursing care benefits
Millions of people in Germany rely on care, but the costs are getting out of hand. The health minister says: "We need to save around ten percent."
German Health Minister Carsten Linnemann has not ruled out cutting benefits from the nursing care insurance, citing a need to save around 10%. He stated that the insurance has a structural financing problem, with the number of care-dependent individuals rising from 2 million to over 6 million in 20 years. Without reform, a deficit of around €8 billion was forecast for 2027.
Linnemann aims to target aid more effectively and plans to keep patient co-payments for statutory health insurance at current levels in 2027. He hopes to maintain stable health insurance contributions beyond 2027 and eventually reduce them.
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