Health secure

The ÖGB sees in the statement of health minister Andrea Kdolsky in the today's Ö1 morning journal only “large announcements”, which would lead particularly to disadvantages for the insured ones.

The OGB reminds the health minister of the management and industry agreement under the slogan “health secures” from 5 July 2007. With the agreement the management and industry followed the order of the Federal Government to secure the health care on a long-term basis in Austria. In the intergovernmental agreement efficiency increase potentials from 300 million euro to 2008 and further 100 million euro are held until 2010.

Corner points of the agreement are among other things the harmonization of the health insurance company contributions, measures for efficiency increase as for example the delimitation of the growth in expenditures with medicines, savings with the administration expense, fraud fight and a contribution to the cost truth. Altogether succeeded lifting a financing load from 300 million euro to. The goal of the management and industry is to secure the high standards in the Austrian health system for all insured ones on a long-term basis. In addition for example also agreed upon covering of the prescription fee belongs.