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Current situation at the insurance market in Hungary (s ystem of covering ST by insurance companies, perspectives, suggested strategies). dr Choma Balázs National Health Insurance F und Administration ( NHIFA) Pharmaceutical Department Section of Medicine Prices and Reimbursement Hungary.
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Current situation at the insurance market in Hungary(system of covering ST by insurance companies, perspectives, suggestedstrategies) dr Choma Balázs National Health Insurance Fund Administration (NHIFA) Pharmaceutical Department Section of Medicine Prices and Reimbursement Hungary
Social insurance system in Hungary • Pension Insurance Fund • Health Insurance Fund
Health insurance in Hungary • obligatory • solidarity • population entitled – insurees (by insured right) • controlled market • providers: public and private service • profit-oriented insurance companies: complementary role
Revenues of the Health Insurance Fund contribution revenues (86%) • employer’s • insuree’s • others central budget contributions (11%) other revenues (2%)
Finance of the healthcare provisions • National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP) finance of the public health provisions is realized by the National Health Insurance Fund Administration monopoly
Advantages of monopoly • homogeneous population • large risk-community • unified principles (guidelines) • financial stability • advantageous deal position etc.
Provisions and services of the Health Insurance Fund • provisions in kind • provisions in cash • other expenses
Provisions and services of the Health Insurance Fund • provisions in kind • medicative-preventive health provisions • subsidization of medicaments • subsidization of therapeutical equipments • spa provisions • travelling expenses
Tasks of the medical preventive healthprovision system in Hungary • services and duty of provisions of family doctors • special treatment provision • special treatment for out-patients • special treatment for in-patients • spa treatment
Substitution therapy in the health providers system • 4 providers have reported ST to NHIFA • Budapest, Pécs, Veszprém, Szeged • out-patient care providers
regionality is not succeded • Budapest functions as a national centre
Methadone in pharmacies • 1 product is available (Depridol) • only for prescription • not reimbursed for ST(100% for analgesia by cancer patients) • 360 HUF/package (1,5 €) • 2 DOT
Turnover in pharmacies • 19733 packages were sold in 2002.
Health insurance finance by tasks • 1. Services and duty provisions of family doctors • 2. Other primary care • 3. Welfare officer duty, mother, child and youth care • 4. Dental provision • 5. Care in caretaker institut • 6. Transport of patients and transport of the dead by right of medical prescription • 7. Special care for out-patients • 8. CT, MRI • 9. Kidney dialysis • 10. Home special nursing • 11. Blood supply • 12. Special care for in-patients • 13. Other
Finance • According to performance • in-patient facilities: fee for uotput, DRGs • out-patient facilities: fee for service
Finance of the addictology services in Hungary • Metadon substitution treatment :300 points
Summary • Problems between revenues and expenses • complex public health program • prevention • not only a problem of insurance companies /more resources/ • national task • regionality