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Care reform: German private providers warn of more than 50,000 layoffs
Germany's association of private social service providers says the government's planned long-term care reform would hit care services and patients hard.
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Germany's Federal Association of Private Social Service Providers (bpa) on Monday sharply criticised the government's planned long-term care reform, saying it could deal a massive blow to care services and the people who depend on them.
Association president Bernd Meurer expects large-scale layoffs in the sector. "More than 50,000 employees will be given notice," he told Bild.