Nicolae Lucian Duță, chairman of the National Health Insurance
House (CNAS) managing funds worth almost 4bn euros annually, one of
the biggest budgets of a public institution, says the problem of
healthcare system funding may be solved this year if a factoring
system of half a billion euros at the highest is implemented, to
which funds generated by budgetary adjustment are added.
In the wake of last week’s budgetary adjustment, the healthcare
sector was allotted 2.9bn RON (700m euros).
As regards payments to retail pharmacies, Duță says he received a
factoring offer from Nomura Japanese financial group for a minimum
sum of 200m euros, but which could get as high as 500m euros, and
through which pharmacies could get their money back faster.
Duță specified the factoring system was not mandatory and he was
waiting for other banks to come up with offers.
Starting July 1, CNAS introduced a new subsidisation method for the
products it pays for to a 50% and 90% extent, which it plans to
expand to free products.
At the same time, Duță wants negotiations with producers through
which they should commit to get certain results.
ZF English
CNAS head's plans for healthcare system funding
Nicolae Lucian Duță, chairman of the National Health Insurance House (CNAS) managing funds worth almost 4bn euros annually, one of the biggest budgets of a public institution, says the problem of healthcare system funding may be solved this year if a factoring system of half a billion euros at the highest is implemented, to which funds generated by budgetary adjustment are added.
