New sales will be uneconomical to Insurance Companies

From January the payments in pharmacies may change. Pharmacies will have to withdraw the loyalty cards and programs. Instead of this, they will be able to give a discount on its margin, which ranges from twelve to fifteen per cent according to the price of the product. Surcharge for individual drug will not be able to reduce by more than half. This is proposed by Minister of Health Zuzana Zvolenska in drug reform, which parliament should approve in the coming days. Analysts and Ministry of Finance, however, worries that the new measure will have a negative impact on public finances. Health insurance companies do not like the proposal either.