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Lars Klingbeil blocks €12 billion Bürgergeld health insurance cost shift

Klingbeil calls the proposal a "child's play" calculation

Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has blocked a proposal to shift the cost of health insurance for Bürgergeld recipients from statutory health insurance funds to the federal budget. The move would have offloaded roughly $12.8 billion (€12 billion) from the health insurance system starting in 2027, according to an expert commission appointed by Health Minister … Weiterlesen …