The Republic of Moldova is facing a financial crisis in the health system: the system is underfinanced, while the investments in innovation are minimal. These are some of the conclusions of the study “Solutions for sustainable financing of health system in the Republic of Moldova”, which presents also the possible development directions of the healthcare sector, IPN reports.
According to the author of the study, university lecturer Mariana Yatsko, the Ministry of Finance’s debts to the National Health Insurance Company will be a serious shortcoming of the system. Owing to the shortage of funds, dozens of hospitals in the country risk not being able to admit patients towards the end of 2015, while the policy of drug prices hasn’t been reviewed.
The author of the study suggested several solutions for remedying the situation. One of them is to increase financing for the system by supplementing the resources and optimizing their use. Another solution is to allocate subsidies from the state budget for persons exempted from payments in a measurable, predictable and transparent way.
“The legislation on health defines the categories of people that are insured by the Government. The state budget and the mandatory health insurance funds should cover the equivalent value of the exemptions, at least for the most important categories, while the deficit of the National Health Insurance Company should be covered with money from the state budget,” stated Mariana Yatsko.
According to the data contained in the study, the 2015 health budget was the lowest ever, but the costs for healthcare in Moldova represent only 5% of the GDP.
The study “Solutions for sustainable financing of health system in the Republic of Moldova” was carried out by the Institute for Development and Social Initiative “Viitorul”
