PM not ruling out changes to health reform

The prime minister has not ruled out possible changes to the reform of the health sector introduced at the beginning of this year. In an interview for the daily Pravo Mr. Topolánek said the new health care system would be reviewed in six months’ time enabling the government to do some fine-tuning, such as exempting newborns and pensioners from having to pay for medical services. The introduction of direct payments for medical services on a blanket scale has come under severe criticism from opposition parties, trade unions and the general public.