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Mag. Mária Pourová (*1983) is a senior analyst at Health Policy Institute. She is focused on healthcare financing, organization of the healthcare system and health insurance systms, process management and managed care.
Mgr. Roman Mužik (*1986) is a senior analyst at Health Policy Institute, deputy chief editor of the monthly Health Policy and PhD candidate at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences. He focuses on accessiblity, corruption and transparency in healthcare.
Mgr. Katarína Skybová (*1982) is a project manager for numerous projects at Health Policy Institute. She focuses on marketing, PR and project management.
Slovakia’s pharmaceutical expenditure accounts for one-third of public expenditures on health care, the highest share in all OECD countries. The provision of pharmaceutical care is monitored by the SIDC. Distributors and pharmacies are virtually all private.
Rehabilitation facilities provide professional physiotherapy services as well as various therapeutic procedures and techniques. Balneotherapy, a regional tradition that combines spa visits with various therapeutic treatments, is provided in natural healing spas or balneal facilities. In 2009, balneal treatment was provided in 20 natural healing spas and 10 balneal facilities.
Mgr. Jana Andelová (*1987) is junior analyst at Health Policy Institute and analyst at Klient PRO SK, s.r.o. Among her activities belongs analysis of healthcare providers and analysis of processes in health insurance companies with focus on purchasing and revision activities.
There is a lack of coordination between the health care and social care frameworks in the long-term care sector. Similar services provided in health care facilities and in social care facilities are subject to different regulations and financing arrangements.
Slavica Karajičić MSc. (*1982) is researcher at Health Policy Institute. She focus on policy analysis, regulations and quality health care issues, mainly on perspective of in vitro fertilization.
Palliative care is covered by SHI. The amount reimbursed by health insurance is often insufficient and additional financing from sponsors or donations is necessary. In 2008, hospice care was provided in 9 facilities with 120 beds in hospices, 269 beds in hospital-based departments of palliative care and 4 mobile hospices.
Mental health care is provided in outpatient and inpatient settings and is covered by SHI. In 2008, psychiatric services were provided in 386 outpatient departments and in 81 inpatient departments with a total of 4379 beds.
