Agreement Elusive in Saving Measures in Health Insurance

Ljubljana, 11 February - The assembly of the Health Insurance Institute (ZZZS) failed to reach any decision about planned cost cutting on Wednesday after representatives of trade unions walked out in protest against proposals that would reduce rights to sickness benefits.

Ljubljana
Health Minister Borut Miklavcic (left) and Samo Fakin (right), the managing director of the Health Insurance Institute, at the assembly of the institute.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Members of Health Insurance Institute's assembly ahead of the meeting.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Managing director of the Health Insurance Institute Samo Fakin at the assembly of the institute.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Borut Miklavcic (left) and Samo Fakin (right), the management director of the Health Insurance Institute, at the assembly of the institute.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Managing director of the Health Insurance Institute Samo Fakin (left) at the assembly of the institute.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Borut Miklavcic (left) and Samo Fakin (right), the management director of the Health Insurance Institute, at the assembly of the institute.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Members of Health Insurance Institute's assembly ahead of the meeting.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Borut Miklavcic at the assembly of the Health Insurance Institute.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, ZZZS.
Redna seja Skupščine Zavoda za zdravstveno zavarovanje Slovenije (ZZZS), na kateri so med drugim obravnavali predlog ukrepov za zagotavljanje vzdržnosti sistema zdravstvenega zavarovanja.
Strokovni sodelavec ZZZS Ladislav Rožič.
Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Health Minister Borut Miklavcic (left) and Rudi Veselic (right), the secretary of the Health Insurance Institute, at the assembly of the institute.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Members of Health Insurance Institute's assembly ahead of the meeting.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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