New funding for hospitals is delayed

The Ministry of Health has been delayed three quarters of the year with the adoption of legislation, which is a condition to implement the new payment mechanism for hospitals, the so-called DRG (Diagnoses Related Groups) system. Originally, the ministry should have approved a decree which provides a list of medical procedures necessary for the further progress of the project in October last year. The term could not be observed, because the list of performances has not been finished. In February, the Healthcare Surveillance Authority, which covers the process of introducing DRG, announced that the list is ready. However, the Ministry has not approved the decree till today. According to Authority, the decree is prepared and its estimated force was established on October this year.