Regional hospitals protesting against discrimination in reimbursement

The Association of Czech and Moravian Hospitals has filed a constitutional complaint against the reimbursement decree by which the Ministry of Health distributes money from public health insurance. It has the support of 31 senators and 16 MPs. Regional hospitals are protesting against what they say are significantly lower reimbursements for the same health care provided in university hospitals and smaller regional hospitals. According to the association, small hospitals lose approximately CZK 18 billion annually on reimbursements. This concerns both surgeries, complicated treatments and routine examinations.