ZAGREB, Nov 14 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Wednesday considered a report on a reform of the health system and health insurance. Even though they made many objections, the ruling coalition's MPs supported the report, whereas
opposition deputies refused to endorse it. While opposition MPs assessed the situation in the health system as disastrous, deputies of the ruling coalition stressed development was impossible with relatively low contributions, which annually amount to USD400 per capita. One of the most often heard objections regarded a delay in the enforcement of the reform. Even though the reform of the health system was formally launched a year and a half ago, its effective implementation has not started yet, the representatives assessed. Answering a comment by Vesna Skare-Ozbolt that a poor health system and health policy were responsible to a great extent for the deaths of kidney patients who underwent hemod
ZAGREB, Nov 14 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Wednesday
considered a report on a reform of the health system and health
insurance. Even though they made many objections, the ruling
coalition's MPs supported the report, whereas opposition deputies
refused to endorse it.
While opposition MPs assessed the situation in the health system as
disastrous, deputies of the ruling coalition stressed development
was impossible with relatively low contributions, which annually
amount to USD400 per capita.
One of the most often heard objections regarded a delay in the
enforcement of the reform. Even though the reform of the health
system was formally launched a year and a half ago, its effective
implementation has not started yet, the representatives assessed.
Answering a comment by Vesna Skare-Ozbolt that a poor health system
and health policy were responsible to a great extent for the deaths
of kidney patients who underwent hemodialysis with "Baxter"
dialysers, Deputy Health Minister Rajko Ostojic said the majority
of health workers did their job properly and with devotion.
Claims that citizens should fear entrusting their health to our
health system are out of place, Ostojic added.
(hina) np sb