Debts will exceed the amount of € 300 million

Debt in health care (measured as overdue liabilities) reached at the end of last year € 213 million. Liabilities of state facilities amounted 141.7 million euros, representing an increase of 72.3 million. The largest part of the debt and generate teaching and university hospitals, with the exception of hospital in Nitra. Health care facilities transformed into joint stock companies, which do not show any overdue liabilities. According to estimation by Health Policy Institute (HPI), at the end of the year 2013 may debt exceed amount of 300 million. €. From previous experience, HPI consider this limit from the view of suppliers’ patience as critical. Therefore HPI assume that in 2014 will be needed another debt elimination of hospitals.