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News on medicine and health care in Slovakia
Former VšZP high representatives to pay fine
They are expected to pay a total of €15,000.
Inaccessibility of medicaments is a Europe-wide problem
The health ministers also discussed problems with obesity, tuberculosis and vaccination.
Some health-care fees may return
The Health Ministry plans to restore charges for preferential examination scrapped by the previous government.
Electronic health insurance cards abolished, replaced by IDs
The health ministry plans to use electronic ID cards as of 2021.
Masseur Kostka closes his facilities
The owner of clinics that earned big money during the previous Smer governments also admits sending an email to the PM’s assistant.
Several drugs are withdrawn from market, possibly mixed up
Several medicines available on the Slovak market may have been mixed up in their packaging.
Health insurers sue ministry
The dispute around new medicine has caused an unprecedented scandal. Two private health insurers, Dôvera and Union, sue the Health Ministry for making oncology drug available to patients when prescribed by a doctor.
Licensing of prescription drugs flawed
Drug reform in 2011 was meant to boost transparency, but not all pharmaceutical companies have followed through.
Controversial firm ends in health tenders
The representatives of Pro-Tender, owned by former classmate of ex-health minister, have no comment on the decision.
Flaws of the private clinic confirmed
The health care authority allegedly considers sanctions for the private facility owned by masseur Pavol Kostka.
Cardiovascular institute violated public procurement rules
The state institute did not check the ownership structure of the winning firm properly.
Ex-health minister starts working for firm close to Penta
An opposition MP labels it a conflict of interest and calls for an investigation.
Government approved amendment to prevent export of necessary drugs
The Slovak government approved an amendment drafted by the Health Ministry, aimed at preventing so-called re-export of medicaments lacking in local health care.
Overpriced purchases cost head of Košice emergency his post
The Košice rescue service paid twice the price for electrodes for defibrillators compared with the Interior Ministry.
State insurer fined for contracts with auntie Anka
VšZP has to pay €15,000 for several flaws found in its agreements.
Raši also bought an expensive device
Hospital commission supervising the competition did not take the prices offered by producer into consideration.
Slovakia tops V4 in health-care expenditures, lacks respective indicators
Slovaks consume the most drugs among V4 countries, while problems remain also with the prescription rate, inefficient medication and spending on laboratory examinations and radiodiagnosis.
New “ministerial nurse” to lead nursing as of August
A new nursing department was established at the Health Ministry in June and will be headed by the so-called Ministerial Nurse as of August 1.
Health-care system already lacks around 12,000 nurses
Slovakia’s health-care system now lacks around 12,000 nurses and midwives, with the state having problems finding staff not only for particular outpatient departments but for some medical facilities in general. The numbers of nurses are declining rather than growing.
Doctor charged with keeping pornography back at work
Yet the case is still not closed and the doctor could face imprisonment.
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