German Healthcare Association Chief Critiques Government’s Plan to Support Healthcare and Long-Term Care Insurance with Loans
The head of the German Healthcare Association, Andreas Storm, has sharply criticized the black-red coalition’s decision to support the healthcare and long-term care insurance with loans only temporarily. Storm, in an interview with the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland” described the federal health ministry’s budget draft as a disaster, stating that it cannot stop the contribution spiral.
Storm lamented that all the announcements made by Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) for financial stability in the healthcare and long-term care sectors have evaporated into thin air. The planned loans for the statutory health insurance, he said, are only a flash in the pan, dampening the contribution increase only in 2026. A “jojo effect” is expected to kick in in 2027, with significant burdens for both insured individuals and employers, Storm warned. He also criticized the loans as insufficient to stabilize premiums in the long-term care sector for the coming year.