Maciej Tokarczyk ushered in as new National Health Fund director

Prime Minister Leszek Miller has appointed Maciej Tokarczyk as the new president of the National Health Fund (NFZ). Until now Tokarczyk held the post of the Undersecretary of State in the Health Ministry, and was also the president of the Office for Inspection of Health Insurance (UNUZ). He will resign these posts today and solely deal with his new NFZ duties from Monday July 7. Tokarczyk is to replace Aleksander Nauman who was sacked due to an alleged corruption scandal. The head of the Fund will be responsible for all its current operations and managing its zł. 30 billion budget. Tokarczyk will also coordinate the work of the Fund with the government, local authorities, and other state institutions. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.