Slovakia

The ratio of people who use state health insurers compered to private sector counterparts has remained relatively constant this year, according to the Health Care supervisory Office.... 2007-10-29

A survey by Slovakia's MVK agency with a sample size of 1,200 adults has revealed that 80% of respondents believe that high pharmaceutical prices are the biggest problem facing the... 2007-09-14

The governing parties in the Slovakian government - the Slovak National Coalition (SNC), Sociálna Demokracia (Smer) and the LS-HZDS - have found common ground concerning the bill... 2007-09-12

In an attempt to reverse the country's fiscal deficit, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has banned health insurance companies from making profits. It is hoped that this will... 2007-05-25

Following the victory of the centre-left Smer party in the recent Slovakian general election, it appears that many of the reforms instigated by the defeated right-wing Slovak Democratic... 2006-06-29

Slovakia's healthcare system deficit is expected to be eliminated next year as a result of reforms that were implemented in 2004 when the system was close to bankruptcy. Such is the... 2006-06-21

Slovakia's health minister, Rudolf Zajac, has praised reforms to pharmaceuticals policy as the government eyes re-election this year. In common with other countries in the region,... 2006-05-18