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Care reform: SPD blocks Health Minister Linnemann's plans

Chancellor Merz is pushing for the pace of reform, while the SPD is insisting on a fairness review of the planned changes in care.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to maintain the pace of reform despite electoral defeats.
Health Minister Carsten Linnemann wanted to present a draft to stabilize care costs on Wednesday, but the SPD blocked the plan citing questions of justice.

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The CDU suffered heavy electoral defeats, which is why Chancellor Merz wants to increase the pace of reform. The SPD is calling for the reforms to be examined for social justice.

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After the CDU's heavy election defeats, Chancellor Friedrich Merz now wants to keep the pace of reforms high, while the SPD, on the other hand, first checks every reform for fairness: What this can mean in practice can now be seen in the planned changes to care.

The new Health Minister Carsten Linnemann (CDU), who became known for his saying “Just do it,” originally wanted to have the Federal Cabinet approve a bill to stabilize care costs next Wednesday. But the SPD wants to block this decision first.

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Postponement of the cabinet decision on nursing care reform.
Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

When will the bill to stabilize care costs be presented again?
What does the compromise between the CDU and SPD look like in nursing policy?