Kassen partial financing of Pflegereform?

Nursing reform: Government rejects report on partial coffers

09/07/2014

An article of the „South German newspaper“ has suggested that the federal government wants to use the health insurance to partially finance the upcoming care reform. The Federal Ministry of Health has now rejected this and stated that there are currently no such considerations.

Nursing reform could become significantly more expensive
A report was rejected by the black-red federal government after it wants to use the health insurance companies to partially finance the nursing reform. According to a dpa message, a spokeswoman said: „Currently, there are no considerations in this direction in the Federal Ministry of Health.“ The planned care reform could be significantly more expensive than previously provided, had the „Southgerman newspaper“ (SZ) written on Tuesday. Therefore, it is considered, the currently financially well-equipped health insurance companies to participate in the financing. It would be considered, the health insurance to take into account the care of nursing cases, the treatment care.

Planned long-term care fund brings little relief
Meanwhile, according to a new study, the long-term care fund planned from 2015 hardly provides any relief for later stabilization of contributions. Model calculations by the Center for Social Policy of the University of Bremen and the Scientific Institute of the local health insurance funds showed this, like the „Handelsblatt“ also reported on Tuesday. The reform is currently being discussed in the Bundestag. In addition to the fund, an increase in benefits is planned and more care from 2015 as well as an inclusion of more needy in the insurance from 2017.

Regular increase in care required
A regular increase in the care benefits and more „quick help“ To support the approximately 2.5 million people in need of care in Germany, the association of alternative health insurance funds (vdek) had demanded a few months ago. At that time, the chairman of the Ersatzkassenverband, Ulrike Elsner, had called on the Federal Government to enshrine a binding provision in the law in order to permanently protect the benefits of care from devaluation. (Ad)