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Romanian Health Ministry Pushes For Higher Autonomy Over Healthcare Sys Resources

Romania’s Health Minister Cseke Attila said Tuesday he plans to bring the National Health Insurance House under the Health Ministry’s authority and have it manage the single health insurance fund, which is currently managed by the Finance Ministry.
Romanian Health Ministry Pushes For Higher Autonomy Over Healthcare Sys Resources
Oana Gavrila
26 oct. 2010, 14:41, English

The ministry is working on legislation for the public healthcare system and aims to make more efficient and transparent use of financial and human resources.

„It is neither normal nor efficient for the Health ministry to be responsible for all the problems in the system when 80% of the healthcare budget is administered by the National Health Insurance House. It would be more efficient to place the insurance house under the ministry’s authority and have healthcare contributions collected by the house instead of the fiscal administration ANAF,” the health minister said.

Cseke added he has not discussed the matter with the Finance Ministry.