According to the federal government, there has been no reason for the Chancellor to issue a strong directive regarding the future of care insurance. Government spokesman Stefan Kornelius told the dts news agency on Wednesday that the Chancellor’s power should not be something applied lightly, stating, “That is not a tool the Chancellor applies casually.”
The spokespeople for Merz defended the decision to delegate the core issues to a committee, explaining that since the coalition had discussed and reached a consensus on this procedure, there was no imperative to invoke the competence of guideline policy. Kornelius deemed this solution “very good,” noting that the committee’s proposals should be formalized into law by the summer.
Currently, the care insurance system faces the threat of a financial collapse. Experts have warned about this situation for decades, a crisis largely foreseeable given demographic changes. While significant parts of the Union party are focusing on savings and cuts, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) advocates for expanding the care insurance system into a comprehensive, full insurance scheme. In reality, it functions only as a partial insurance, meaning people who require care must bear considerable personal costs.
