Police on Thursday raided the headquarters of the General Health Insurance Company and about ten pharmaceutical companies. According to published information, the incident concerned Prague, and a VZP spokesperson also confirmed it. The raid is connected with agreements that the insurer and pharmaceutical firms concluded in the past. idnes.cz ↗
According to available information, police officers carried documents out of some of the locations during the raid. The investigation may therefore concern the way earlier agreements between VZP and pharmaceutical companies were concluded or fulfilled. No further details about the specific contracts, their financial scope, or any possible suspicion have been made public yet. ekonomickydenik.cz ↗
The raid took place simultaneously in the building of the largest Czech health insurer and at companies operating in the pharmaceutical sector. The scope of the police operation corresponded to the number of entities involved, which included VZP and about a dozen companies. irozhlas.cz ↗
One of the published reports also mentioned the detention of the former VZP deputy director Jiří Honěk. However, this information was not elaborated on in other accounts of the raid. Neither the police nor VZP have yet provided a more detailed public explanation of the next steps. novinky.cz ↗
The investigation is now focusing on past arrangements between the insurer and pharmaceutical companies. Further information may come from the results of the review of the seized documents and from possible police steps against individuals or companies. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Police Raided VZP and About Ten Pharmaceutical Firms
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Policie zasahovala v Praze ve VZP a desítce farmaceutických firem
idnes.cz
| 22:22 24.09.
Policisté zasahovali v budově Všeobecné zdravotní pojišťovny a v dalších farmaceutických firmách
irozhlas.cz
| 22:43 24.09.
Policie ve čtvrtek zasahovala ve VZP a farmaceutických firmách, píše Zdravotnický deník
ct24.ceskatelevize.cz
| 22:38 24.09.
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