Hungarian Hospitals Could Be Directly Financed By State

  • 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
Hungarian  Hospitals Could Be Directly Financed By State
The state should directly finance Hungary’s hospitals to balance their budget, the state secretary for health said on Friday. Visiting a new hospital under construction in Tatabánya, Gábor Zombor said that the state’s taking over financial control would guarantee the smooth operation of hospitals.

 He said that the proposal could be discussed by the government in the third quarter of the year. Hospitals with multiple sites face relatively high operating costs, which put them in a disadvantaged position, Zombor said. If operating costs are covered by the state, funding for health care will be more balanced across medical facilities, he added.

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