Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday presented a proposal for changes aimed at curbing unjustifiably high incomes of doctors paid from the public funds of the National Health Fund. The government wants to set an upper limit on remuneration and prevent abuse of the system. teraz.sk ↗
The proposed measures are to apply mainly to doctors who work extensive hours while also receiving high sums from the public healthcare system. Tusk stated that remuneration should correspond to the level of work commitment and the scope of healthcare provided. Onet Wiadomosci ↗
Part of the changes is also meant to include an adjustment of contracts between hospitals and healthcare workers. According to the prime minister, hospitals would be given a maximum of six months to renegotiate contracts, although a transitional period of one year had originally been envisaged. TVN24.pl ↗
Tusk also announced that the forthcoming draft law will include a higher excise tax. According to his statement, the entire revenue from the new tax is to be earmarked for financing healthcare. TVN24.pl ↗
The Polish government wants to submit the proposal as part of broader changes to the system of remunerating healthcare workers and financing public healthcare. Further progress will depend on the government's deliberation on the proposal and its subsequent approval in the legislative process.
Tusk wants to curb unjustifiably high incomes of doctors
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Poľská vláda navrhuje obmedziť príjmy lekárov
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| 13:59 22.09.
Poľská vláda navrhuje obmedziť príjmy lekárov z verejných prostriedkov
hnonline.sk
| 14:29 22.09.
Poľská vláda navrhuje obmedziť príjmy lekárov z verejných zdrojov
svet.sme.sk
| 14:02 22.09.
Poľský premiér Donald Tusk chce obmedziť vysoké príjmy lekárov z verejných prostriedkov
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| 14:02 22.09.
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