No One Goes to Save on Patients, They Get the Medicines They Need, Shashko Responds to Criticism

The current system is unsustainable and opaque, according to the head of the health ministry.

Minister Šaško assures that the newly proposed rules of the pharmaceutical system are predictable, balanced and sustainable, and will ensure accessibility for all patients.

No one wants to save on patients. They get the medicines they need. This was stated by the Minister of Health Kamil Šaško (voice-SD) in response to the wave of criticism of the new decree on drug policy, which the department submitted to the interdepartmental comment procedure. He declared that his sole objective is to set clear and objective rules for the entry of new medicines into the reimbursement system so that the system is predictable, ba…