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BackMerz löst Debatte über Gerechtigkeit im Gesundheitswesen aus
Merz löst Debatte über Gerechtigkeit im Gesundheitswesen aus
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Merz löst Debatte über Gerechtigkeit im Gesundheitswesen aus

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Friedrich Merz äußerte Kritik an den privaten Krankenkassen und sprach von einem Gerechtigkeitsproblem, wodurch die CDU/CSU-Fraktion nach ihrer persönlichen Definition von Gerechtigkeit befragt wurde.

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Die Diskussion über Gerechtigkeit im Gesundheitswesen wurde durch Äußerungen von Friedrich Merz zu Wartezeiten bei privaten versus gesetzlichen Krankenkassen neu entfacht.

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Es war der Kanzler, der – wenn auch vielleicht unfreiwillig – eine Debatte zu einer der großen Fragen unserer Zeit angestoßen hat: Wie gerecht geht es in diesem Land eigentlich zu? In der vorigen Woche sprach Friedrich Merz über die privaten Krankenkassen. Es gebe ein »Gerechtigkeitsproblem«, sagte er, wenn sich in der Bevölkerung der Eindruck verfestige, dass Privatversicherte »sofort jede Leistung« bekämen und diejenigen, die gesetzlich versichert sind, Wochen und Monate darauf warten müssten.

Und plötzlich hatte ein Wort neues Gewicht bekommen in der politischen Debatte, Gerechtigkeit eben. Die ZEIT wollte daher von sämtlichen Abgeordneten der CDU/CSU-Fraktion im Bundestag wissen: Was ist, in nur einem Satz, Gerechtigkeit für Sie?

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  • Die CDU/CSU-Fraktion wird interne Stellungnahmen zu Gerechtigkeit im Gesundheitswesen veröffentlichen.

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  • Wie definieren die Abgeordneten Gerechtigkeit individuell?
  • Welche konkreten Reformen schlagen sie vor?
  • Wie reagieren die Patientenverbände auf die Debatte?

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