Topolanek fully supported Health Minister Tomas Julinek (ODS). He admitted that health care had its problems, but said he considered the health reform an example of how similar public services should Czech PM to land in Beijing early on Thursday, stay three days ...
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radar base growing - poll ... be changed. He indicated that Julinek's main task was to convince the public that the reform is heading in the right direction since only then the reform would be acceptable. Topolanek said Julinek was appointed minister at a time of general waste of resources when Czech health care was threatened with big financial problems. Topolanek recalled that the fees introduced in health care this year saved 4.5 billion crowns from the public health insurance in six months and the money goes to cover the treatment of seriously ill patients and demanding operations. He said further two billion crowns collected as fees remained in the health facilities. "For the 30 crowns that people pay for visiting a doctor they get a guarantee that the system will take care of them if they suffer any serious health problem," Topolanek said. Since January, Czechs have paid 30 crowns per visit to a surgery and per item on a prescription, 90 crowns for after hours and 60 crowns per day in hospital. ($1=16.720 crowns)
(Ceske Noviny)
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