Discussion on Care Reform: Patients in the Saarland Face New Burdens

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If the care reform is implemented, as planned by the federal government, new burdens of several thousand euros per year are imposed on those in need of care in the Saarland. The state government demands a "care cover".

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The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) warns of appreciable financial additional costs for those in need of care, their families as well as for the municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate. More than 250,000 people in need of care currently live in Rhineland-Palatinate, while around 80,000 employees are employed in the care service. Up to 1,530 euros additional costs in the first 18 months after the care reform The background to the criticism …