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German Health Minister Warken Defends Ending Free Spouse Health Insurance as Women’s Policy

How the reform targets specific groups while protecting others

German Health Minister Nina Warken has defended her proposal to finish free health insurance for non-caregiving spouses as „lived women’s policy,“ arguing it promotes independence and pension security although aiming to stabilize the statutory health insurance system facing a projected 15.3 billion euro deficit. The reform, which would require spouses not raising children or providing … Weiterlesen …