Overview
- Health Minister Nina Warken said a Gesundheitssicherstellungsgesetz will be presented in the summer to secure civilian care and treat wounded troops, with clear responsibilities, functioning communications and medical stockpiles.
- She highlighted gaps in situational data and staff qualifications for crisis care and wants training and capacity mapping for war‑injury treatment without creating duplicate structures.
- On statutory insurance financing, Warken left the door open to counting rental and capital income only as part of a comprehensive package to control outlays, later cautioning against steps that undermine private saving.
- She proposed that the federal government pay health contributions for Bürgergeld recipients and dismissed CDU‑affiliated calls to push dental care out of the GKV benefits catalogue.
- The Finance Commission will submit options by late March; Warken is preparing a savings package to address a double‑digit‑billion shortfall next year and supports annual prescriptions for some chronic patients to cut unnecessary visits.