with the introduction of the care insurance, the risk of nursing care case got recognition as a general life risk. this is a budgeting system. this means that depending on the level of care people get a fixed amount that is paid by the insurance as support, regardless of how high the prices for such services, such as by inflation, should rise over the years. the amount of the fee is based on the contribution rate and the assessable income of the members. for the publicly insured people, the contribution rate is 1.7%.