Tom Pugh - tom.pugh@thelocal.com

Updated: Tue 7 Jul 2026 11:07 CET

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Germany's Health Minister Nina Warken speaks to the press in May. Warken is due to present a revised health insurance reform bill to the Bundestag this week. Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP

People with public health insurance in Germany could face smaller extra costs than originally feared after Health Minister Nina Warken scaled back parts of her proposed reform package.