The NVD states that the information distributed by the Latvian Hospital Association (LSB) about the NVD’s plan to reduce the state funding allocated for this year is not correct.
The service informs that the state will make settlements for the state-paid health care services provided in hospitals in accordance with the mutually concluded agreement for a period of 12 months and funding that was planned at the beginning of the year.
At the same time, taking into account the recycling of hospitals into separate service programs, regardless of the amount of funding available for the year, NVD continues to evaluate the services provided by hospitals at the end of the year in order to ensure the continuity of service availability to citizens.
Within the framework of the existing state budget, the responsible institutions of the industry need to ensure the availability of both urgent and planned services to the citizens, while hospitals must monitor the balancing of the flow of services paid for by the state in accordance with the available funding throughout the year, the service emphasizes.
NVD states that it regularly monitors the compliance of the use of financial resources with the planned and timely informs the hospitals if recycling is detected, if the hospital’s expenses exceed the plan for the relevant period.
This year, after a nine-month review, it was found that the amount of services provided exceeded the planned amount by less than 3%, which is 11.6 million euros, according to NVD. Taking into account the state’s financial priorities for this and the next year, the Ministry of Health and NVD already in the spring informed the hospitals and encouraged them to more carefully monitor the use of funding, drawing attention to the fact that additional funding is not planned this year, therefore it is very important to follow the planning in accordance with the terms of the contract and the available financial resources. which is almost 15% more this year.
More than 7 million euros have been allocated to hospitals in the simultaneously existing funding opportunities, by dividing unused resources in individual hospital service programs.
In general, approximately 677 million euros are planned for the payment of inpatient health care services this year. This funding is planned for the whole year, and the amount is based on the amount of services provided by each medical institution in the previous year.
The task of hospitals, on the other hand, is to use approximately one twelfth of the budget planned for the year every month.
NVD informs that there are no plans to reduce the volume of planned services in 2025. At the same time, the availability and efficiency of existing services are regularly evaluated, and the conditions of service provision continue to be improved in order to ensure the best possible health care for the population.
Taking into account the changes in the structure of services and the increase in the number of patients, NVD, after listening to the proposals of hospitals, plans to improve the procedure for evaluating and planning services next year.
In determining the scope of the contract, the volume of services actually performed in the previous period will be taken into account, with the possibility of its increase up to 10%. When implementing such an arrangement, there are risks that the planned amount may exceed the available funding. In order to find the most optimal solutions oriented to the needs of patients, it is planned to continue cooperation with the industry by reviewing tariffs, payment conditions and service volumes, the service informs.
Source: www.diena.lv
