The SPD calls for a far-reaching reform of the financing of long-term care insurance.
SPD General Secretary Lars Klingbeil also proposed a tax subsidy.
The self-shares of those in need of care had to be calculable and reliable – so it was right to limit them, he told the „Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung“ before the German Nursing Day on Thursday.
To stop the cost explosion in home care for the needy, a compulsory insurance for civil servants and self-employed is necessary.
