Vote in the Bundestag: Health Minister Warken justifies reform with austerity measures

According to Prime Minister Markus Söder, Bavaria wants to pass the health reform in the Federal Council today. He would agree “with a heavy heart.”said the CSU boss on ZDFMorning magazine. In the course of intensive consultations, the states were able to implement massive improvements, especially for the hospitals, said Söder. “The bottom line is that the package can now be approved with pain.”

Saarland’s Prime Minister Anke Rehlinger was skeptical. “Everyone knows that something has to happen,” said the SPD politician on Welt TV. “But whether what’s written down is actually that good still needs to be discussed again.”. The proposals for the hospital system are “very tough” and at least on this point they need to be renegotiated, she said.

The reform is due to go through both the Bundestag and the Bundesrat today. It is still unclear whether the package will be placed on the state chamber’s agenda for final discussion. The Bundestag would have to submit a request to shorten the deadline; It is unclear whether the countries agree to this. The law does not require approval, but the Federal Council could send it to the mediation committee and thus slow it down.