The disease COVID-19, the new coronavirus, according to doctors and scientists leaves in many cases long-term negative effects on the health of people who have overcome it. Experts at the Ministry of Health are working to ensure that patients who have successfully recovered from COVID-19 but who have serious health consequences have a place to be treated. The resort negotiates with the Association of Slovak Spa and actively prepares legislative change.
Experts from the Ministry of Health and spa representatives discuss primary diagnoses that should be reimbursed by health insurance companies in spa post-coid treatment. We are discussing for what population of patients and with which specific diagnoses spa treatment should be provided, stated Minister of Health of the SR Marek Krajčí.
We are currently proposing one indication concerning respiratory problems. At the same time, we continue to have technical discussions on how to extend such a list," said Peter Stachura, State Secretary, Ministry of Health, which with representatives of the spa together with experts actively negotiates.
This will be part of the amendment to the Law on the scope of health care paid on the basis of public health insurance and on reimbursements for services related to the provision of health care (z. 577/2004) in Annex 6. This is up to date in the internal commentary procedure.
The Ministry of Health would like to provide patients with post-comide treatment at the spa as soon as possible. If material undergoes an accelerated legislative procedure, such care for patients could be feasible in practice in just two weeks.