Ministry of Health and primary care physicians at odds

Discussions between the Ministry of Health and an association of primary care physicians has come to a halt without a resolution. According to the physicians, clinics will not open on January 2. Puls Biznesu reported that as much as 40 percent of the countries primary health clinics may be closed due to a financing disagreement between the ministry and doctors. A majority of clinics (60 percent) have already signed an agreement for the coming year, but a portion of the doctors remain at odds with the government. This is despite an increase in the per patient amount paid to doctors (from PLN 96 to PLN 136.80 and to PLN 140.04 from July 1).