33 result(s) for healthcare funding
Opposition Parties Coordinate About “National Minimum” In Healthcare
- 31 Jul 2017 9:18 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition political parties attended the first coordination meeting to establish a “national minimum” of the most needed reforms to the struggling public healthcare system. The meeting was arranged by former Hungarian Democratic Forum MP and healthcare policy maker Gyula Kincses, reports daily Népszava.
Natl Health Insurance Fund Pays Out More Than HUF 7 Bn For Treatment, Care Abroad In 2016
- 27 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund Manager (NEAK) paid out more than 7 billion forints (EUR 22.6m) to finance treatments abroad last year, daily Magyar Idők said. NEAK paid about 5.2 billion of the amount to cover emergency care for Hungarians abroad.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Gov’t Raises Healthcare Funding To HUF 982.4 bln
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
To meet the year-end financing needs in the sector, the Hungarian government has decided to raise this year’s healthcare appropriations by HUF 54.1 billion, Hungarian news agency MTI reported, based on a government resolution published in the latest edition of official gazette Magyar Közlöny.
Lázár To Propose Tighter Rules On Spending Public Funds
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Government office chief János Lázár on Tuesday said he would propose tightening the rules on spending public funds. The stricter rules will aim to make the evaluation of public tenders more transparent, Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
Child Suicide On Rise In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On any given weekend Budapest’s Heim Pál children’s hospital treats 20-25 percent of its patients for attempting suicide. Lack of funding and the failure of the state health services to provide money already promised is a serious obstacle to treating the most serious cases.
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Hungary Health Care Waiting Times Among Shortest In Europe
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Waiting times in Hungary’s healthcare system are among the shortest in Europe, state secretary for health Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs insisted. Hungarian health care “hardly has waiting lists anymore”. He noted, however, that there is a specific set of surgery types for which the use of waiting lists is mandatory, even if a patient only has to wait one day for surgery.
Hungarian Health Care Providers To Resume Protests
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The draft 2016 budget does not allocate sufficient funds to Hungary’s public health care system to ensure that patients are properly cared for, according to the Action Alliance for Truth about Health Matters, which has decided to organize additional actions to call further attention to the problems caused by chronic underfunding.
Opposition Parties Coordinate About “National Minimum” In Healthcare
- 31 Jul 2017 9:18 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition political parties attended the first coordination meeting to establish a “national minimum” of the most needed reforms to the struggling public healthcare system. The meeting was arranged by former Hungarian Democratic Forum MP and healthcare policy maker Gyula Kincses, reports daily Népszava.
Natl Health Insurance Fund Pays Out More Than HUF 7 Bn For Treatment, Care Abroad In 2016
- 27 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund Manager (NEAK) paid out more than 7 billion forints (EUR 22.6m) to finance treatments abroad last year, daily Magyar Idők said. NEAK paid about 5.2 billion of the amount to cover emergency care for Hungarians abroad.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Gov’t Raises Healthcare Funding To HUF 982.4 bln
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
To meet the year-end financing needs in the sector, the Hungarian government has decided to raise this year’s healthcare appropriations by HUF 54.1 billion, Hungarian news agency MTI reported, based on a government resolution published in the latest edition of official gazette Magyar Közlöny.
Lázár To Propose Tighter Rules On Spending Public Funds
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Government office chief János Lázár on Tuesday said he would propose tightening the rules on spending public funds. The stricter rules will aim to make the evaluation of public tenders more transparent, Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
Child Suicide On Rise In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On any given weekend Budapest’s Heim Pál children’s hospital treats 20-25 percent of its patients for attempting suicide. Lack of funding and the failure of the state health services to provide money already promised is a serious obstacle to treating the most serious cases.
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Hungary Health Care Waiting Times Among Shortest In Europe
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Waiting times in Hungary’s healthcare system are among the shortest in Europe, state secretary for health Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs insisted. Hungarian health care “hardly has waiting lists anymore”. He noted, however, that there is a specific set of surgery types for which the use of waiting lists is mandatory, even if a patient only has to wait one day for surgery.
Hungarian Health Care Providers To Resume Protests
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The draft 2016 budget does not allocate sufficient funds to Hungary’s public health care system to ensure that patients are properly cared for, according to the Action Alliance for Truth about Health Matters, which has decided to organize additional actions to call further attention to the problems caused by chronic underfunding.














