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In today’s business news: Consumer prices have risen by 4.7 percent
following a VAT hike, the American Anheuser-Bush purchases the
Budějovický měšťanský brewery in hopes of improving its chances in an
ongoing trademark dispute, public health insurer VZP may see a budget
deficit of up to three billion Czech crowns in 2012, regular and diesel
fuel reach record prices, and the forecast for the Czech construction
sector for 2012 is the worst among the Visegrad Four. More
Current AffairsCoalition leaders agree on outlines of health care reform
Leaders of the Czech coalition government have approved the basic outlines
of the planned health care reform. The first phase of the reform, which
should be introduced in January 2012, should increase patients’ fees and
curb the system administrative costs. At their meeting on Wednesday, the
officials also agreed that the reform’s key principle – a new bill
determining standard care covered by insurance and “above-standard”
care patients will pay for themselves – would be sent to Parliament in
mid-June. But a leading Czech expert in medicinal law, Ondřej Dostál says
the debate on the health care reform has failed to include those who pay
for it. More
Current AffairsCzech health sector in critical condition
Efforts to diffuse growing tension in the health sector over a deepening
financial crisis appear to have failed. The health minister’s
announcement on Thursday that projected cuts in payments from insurance
companies would be less severe than expected did little to stem the growing
tide of discontent. The Czech Medical Chamber responded by saying doctors
would start handing in their resignations on Monday. More
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