Válek confirms state will scrap rise in health insurance payments

The Czech minister of health, Vlastimil Válek, has indirectly confirmed that the government will scrap an increase in payments for those with state insurance. He said on Twitter that the move would not threaten healthcare quality or accessibility.

In January the state began paying more into public health insurance for around six million people, including seniors, the unemployed and children. Abolishing that rise will save the state around CZK 10.8 million this year.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s government has pledged to make savings in many areas in a bid to balance the state coffers.