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20-04-2023

The health insurance funds: better financial results of healthcare institutions

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Last year, financial results of public healthcare institutions totalled EUR 76.3 million. That is EUR 75.4 million more than the previous year, when total financial results did not reach a million euros and twice as much as right before the coronavirus pandemic, the analysis performed by health insurance funds shows.

The number of institutions with positive annual financial results increases. According to the data provided by treatment institutions to the health insurance funds, 84 pct. out of 225 public healthcare institutions finished 2022 with positive financial results. This means that the vast majority of these institutions had a positive difference between revenues and costs in total last year, so they earned more than spent.

According to the analysis, income of public treatment institutions reached almost EUR 2.2 billion last year, 86 % of which came from the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (CHIF). With increasing CHIF budget over the past years, income of treatment institutions from this budget has also significantly grown. For instance, income of treatment institutions from the CHIF reached EUR 1.3 billion in 2019, and EUR 1.9 million – last year.

Last year, reference price point values for healthcare services increased thrice – to pay for services, provided from January, October and November. Correspondingly, financing was increased by allocating additional resources from the CHIF. Thus, the aim was to allow treatment institutions to earn more money for increasing employees’ salary and partially compensating increased utility costs, catering and other costs.

Data of treatment institutions show that catering costs for health care institutions increased by 29 pct. and utility costs increased by 58 pct., when compared to 2021. As catering costs make 1 pct. on average and utility costs – 3 pct. of all the costs, their change did not affect the change of total costs, thus, total costs increased relatively insignificantly – 1.2 pct. last year. More rapid growth of income rather than costs determined better financial results of treatment institutions in 2021.

This year, considering patient’s needs, increased resources of the CHIF are imposed to improve access to services. Action was taken to reform payment for specialist consultations, improve payment for primary outpatient health care, expand the team of family doctors, develop a classification of examinations, test the payment model for the municipal health centre, and many other priority actions.

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Last updated: 09-08-2023

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