Regional hospitals are announcing withdrawal from contracts with the state insurance company – SME.sk

22. mar 2022 at 8:52 I Updated at 13:21 Patients should only be covered by acute care.BRATISLAVA. Hospitals affiliated with the Association of Hospitals of Slovakia (ANS) will have to withdraw from contracts with the state Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa. The article continues under video advertising As for the policyholders of the private health insurance company Dôvera and Union, the hospitals will comment on the draft of their contractual conditions on Friday. by the end of the week, Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa offers 80 hospitals associated in the ANS conditions that in no way cover both the legal increase in salaries and rising energy prices and inflation, “the association said. has not yet succeeded “The General Health Insurance Company seeks compromises, makes concessions and submits alternative proposals, but the providers’ representatives are not willing to back down from their requirements,” said Eva Peterová, the manager of the communications department, adding that the hospital’s requirements significantly exceeded the insurance company’s current capabilities. According to the state insurance company, it is contractually secured with the providers until 30 June 2022. “The insurance company will do everything in its power to prevent any destabilization of healthcare. However, the General Health Insurance Company must act within the limits of the state budget rules and austerity measures, and in their implementation we also seek the cooperation of health care providers, “Peterová concluded. She also called on the Ministry of Health and The Association of Hospitals of Slovakia unites 80 small and medium-sized hospitals and other medical facilities, and its members employ approximately 27,300 employees.