A Major Change Is Coming to Pharmaceutical Subsidies: the Treatment of Many Patients in Hungary May Become Uncertain
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The ministry has submitted for public debate a 36-page draft law that would set an upper limit for individual equity drug subsidies. According to the proposal, a maximum of ten times the GDP per capita per year could be paid for the treatment of a single patient, and fifty times that for the entire duration of therapy. Based on data for 2025, this amounts to approximately 92 million forints per year, and a total of approximately 459 million fori…
Népszabadság: the government would tighten individual support for expensive medicines - The price of the medicine and the hospital's money can also decide who gets access to the treatment.
A draft law would limit individual equity support for particularly expensive drugs.
A draft law would limit individual equity support for particularly expensive drugs.
According to the proposal, the amount of individual support would be maximized at nearly 92 million forints per year, and approximately 459 million forints for the entire treatment. The post Népszabadság: individual support for expensive medicines would be tightened first appeared on 24.hu.
Whether a patient can access treatment supported by individual equity could depend not only on the doctor's professional recommendation, but also on the price of the medicine and the hospital's financial situation, according to the draft law now submitted for public debate by the Ministry of Health.
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