Germany: the coming health care reform is very criticized

Press review of June 26 to 30, 2006. The two parties of the coalition government should fix, on Sunday July 2, the broad outline of a vast health care reform. Its developments are triggering a very strong controversy. (Réf. 06674)
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After having discussed during months, the social democrats and the Christian Democrats in power managed, last 25 June, to nearer their positions by agreeing to finance part of the health care system via taxes and no longer via social security contributions only. Objective: to reduce the burden of contributions linked to work. According to Ulla Schmidt, federal Minister of Health, the financing of the children’s free insurance by public offices should, in the future, be ensured by taxpayers. T

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