Risk adjustment not sooner than in October

Risk-adjusted redistribution of health insurance contributions between the insurance companies on the basis of morbidity of patients will bring first results next year. Acute problem of hospitals with the lack of funds for higher salaries of healthcare professionals will therefore not be solved by this measure. First fair redistribution will allegedly occur not sooner than in October or November and real effect may be expected in 2013. Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa (General Health Insurance Company) has the highest risk-index and new redistribution should bring it approximately € 30 million extra. These could be afterwards distributed to hospitals.