"This health insurance reform represents one of the most significant welfare state reforms of recent decades. By saving more than 16 billion, we are preventing premiums for those with state health insurance from having to rise."
"The government showed today that it can bring in necessary reforms in quick-time. It was a very ambitious plan, it was a very big packet. But the effort was worth it."
"We're capable of compromise, and we negotiate them, even if things get a little shaky at times."
"Of course, we have discussions from time to time even heated ones. But as today's example shows, we are willing and able to take action."
Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a significant health care draft law aimed at curbing rising health insurance premiums in Germany. The law, agreed upon by his Cabinet, must pass through the Bundestag, where it will face scrutiny. Merz's CDU is in a coalition with the SPD, amid reports of tensions. Despite low approval ratings, Merz emphasized the importance of compromise in governance. The reform is expected to save over 16 billion, preventing premium increases for state health insurance holders, marking a major welfare state reform.
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