Hans-Jürgen Urban, social board of IG Metall, comments on the debate about the financing of the health and long-term care insurance funds
June 10, 202510. 6. 2025
“A solidarity of the health system belongs to the agenda. There can only be a solid and just financing if all of them pay in statutory health insurance and adequately participate in the statutory health insurance. But the expenses for the pharmaceutical industry, doctors and hospitals also belong to the test. With fair financing and expenditure criticism, the quality of health care can be improved and the costs for the majority of insured persons can be reduced. One-sided for insured persons only lead to two-class medicine. “