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The State Health Insurance Fund of the Ministry of Health (VLK) reports that employees of medical institutions working with patients with particularly dangerous communicable diseases and health professionals who carry out prevention of communicable disease outbreaks will receive between 60 and 100 percent more monthly wages this week. 7.6 million euros These funds come from the reserve of the Mandatory Health Insurance Fund (PSDF). An estimated 10.5 thousand people will receive higher wages by May. medical staff working at 146 medical facilities.
Higher wages were already paid for doctors working with infected patients in March. At that time, almost 2.6 million euros from the PSDF reserve was allocated for this purpose. euros 7.6 million were transferred from the PSDF due to the increase in wages in April. EUR – 11.2 thousand received higher wages. doctors who worked at 154 medical institutions.
Territorial health insurance funds are currently collecting applications for the salary increase costs mentioned above for June. These funds are expected to reach medical institutions in the second half of August. According to the Government Resolution, financial instruments (supplements for work with COVID infection) in Lithuania will be paid before the end of the quarantine month. The quarantine in the country was lifted on June 16.
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