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Nursing care insurance in Germany is facing an expected billion-dollar deficit by 2027. Currently, around 74 billion euros are spent on nursing care every year. Eight billion euros are to be saved next year in order to avoid increases in contributions.
According to a report, the SPD is threatening to block the cabinet decision on nursing care reform planned for Wednesday. The party wanted to continue negotiating before approval, the ARD capital studio reported on Friday. “We do not accept any reduction in care services,” said SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf in a statement.
In the proposals currently being discussed, carers, those in need of care and their relatives are threatened with “massive cuts,” added Klüssendorf. Instead, the SPD wants to limit the personal contributions of those in need of care. “We want to prevent people and their families from being financially overwhelmed by the care costs,” he explained, referring to the care cap demanded by his party.
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The SPD will block or delay the cabinet decision on nursing care reform on Wednesday.
Likely · Within days
Federal Health Minister Linnemann will present his draft law to the cabinet despite SPD resistance.
Very likely · Within days
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The SPD does not want to accept any cuts in benefits when reforming long-term care insurance and is instead calling for a cap on the personal contributions for those in need of care in order to prevent financial overload, while the black-red coalition is working on financial stabilization for 2027.