Slovenian experience on health insurance (Re)introduction

A period of changes in what had previously been public health insurance beg an in Slovenia in 1992. A new legislation introduced a mixed public-private insurance, the share of GDP allocated for health care insurance in Sloveni a equaled the EU average, and the financing of the public health insurance has been balanced up - until now. For the first time since Slovenia gained independence, the compulsory health insurance is planning a 6% reduction in its income. The way to the solution of the problem lies in a political con sensus on the public health issues in Slovenia, but it is still unclear whe ther it can be reached. A successful political agreement on the adequate am ount of health care, granted to the Slovenian citizens by the public health insurance, should secure its balanced financing, which is about to be dist urbed.