Federal government decides on nursing care reform

According to information from the Handelsblatt, the coalition partners have agreed, among other things, on the tasks and schedule for a commission that will deal with further reform steps.

Health Minister Carsten Linnemann: Until recently it was unclear whether the reform would end up in the cabinet. Photo: Michael Brandt/dpa

Berlin. After a long struggle between the Union and the SPD, the federal government has decided on the planned care reform. The cabinet passed Health Minister Carsten Linnemann's (CDU) draft law to reorganize long-term care insurance, as the Handelsblatt learned from government circles.

Until recently, it remained unclear whether the Union and the SPD had reached such an agreement in long negotiations that the reform could be discussed in the ministerial group. What exactly an agreement would entail was initially unclear.

According to previous information from the Handelsblatt, the coalition partners agreed, among other things, on the tasks and schedule for a commission that will deal with further reform steps. There will also be some minor changes to the Care Reorganization Act (PNOG).