Increasing medicine spendings

This year’s government tightening on voluntary health insurance has taken the effect. The members of the independent Pharmacy Fund spent on drugs a never seen extent of 70 percentage in the first months of the year on pharmacy drugs. Meanwhile, the guidance of recreation services Széchenyi Rest Card can not be considered a success.

During the transformation of the fringe benefit system, health care services (spa services, therapeutic recreation, sports activities) were grouped from the health insurance to the Széchenyi Rest Card system. According to the experiences of the last five months the fund members fully restrained recreational services.  (press release of the Pharmacy Fund)