Health Care in Croatia

Croatia’s health care is affected by low funding due to the rising cost of health care. There is, however, enough supply of drugs within the public health care facilities.

To deal with the situation of high costs, health care contributions are mandatory for every employed citizen through their employers.

Those depending on these employees such as family members get their health care coverage from the contributions.

Similarly, self-employed workers are required to contribute for healthcare. Those exempted from the contributions are Croatian citizens belonging to vulnerable groups. These groups include low income earners, those suffering from terminal diseases, and aged people.

The major method of assessing the value of new drugs and their potential prices in Croatia include current standards versus improved outcomes.

These include standards such as better quality of life, efficiency, and reduced adverse effects. The government controls the prices of existing as well as new medicines.

As a result, the compensated cost on the two lists; supplementary and basic, the manufacturer price merged with wholesale margins up to 8.5% taxes. The pharmacy markup per packet of medicine is constant.

Although, market demand determines prices for non-reimbursed medicines such as over-the-counter presentations. Nonetheless, the share of public expenses for health care is presently 6.7% of GDP.