Reformen: Linnemann schließt Kürzung von Pflegeleistungen nicht aus
Millionen Menschen sind in Deutschland auf Pflege angewiesen, doch die Kosten laufen aus dem Ruder. Der Gesundheitsminister sagt: „Wir müssen rund zehn Prozent einsparen.“
Berlin – Federal Health Minister Carsten Linnemann (CDU) has not ruled out cuts to care benefits from the care insurance scheme. "We need to cut around ten percent," Linnemann told the "Handelsblatt." "I cannot guarantee that there won't be any cuts in one place or another." The care insurance faces a structural financing problem, with the number of care-dependent people having risen from two million to over six million in the next 20 years.
Without reform, a deficit of around eight billion euros was projected for 2027. The minister announced that care benefits will be taxed more in the future: "We need to help more precisely those who really need it," Linnemann said. The minister does not plan to increase the contributions paid by statutory health insurance members in 2027.
"I will not go back to the issue of contributions next year, after we have already increased them this year," Linnemann said. Higher increases may not be the way to limit the costs of statutory health insurance. Whether further austerity measures will be needed next year, Linnemann left open, urging to wait for the suggestions of the Health Commission first.
His aim was to maintain stable health insurance contributions beyond 2027, with contributions even falling in the medium term.
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