“Ensure a permanent solution so it does not recur in the future”: NSP reacts — Ministry of Internal Affairs employees without health insurance
NSP warns that the lapse left employees without coverage and calls for a long-term fix after patients were turned away.
“Ensure a permanent solution so it does not recur in the future,” the NSP said, after reports that, as of yesterday, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were left without health insurance. (Published: 11 August, 2026 11:17)
According to information circulating today, from yesterday all employees at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) ceased to have active health insurance coverage. Several policemen and civilian staff were reportedly turned away from scheduled chemotherapy sessions, diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests; the explanation given to them was to either pay privately or wait until the administrative situation is resolved.
Immediate effects and patient care
Sources inside the system say the interruption affected both urgent and routine care appointments. Some patients undergoing ongoing cancer treatment were prevented from receiving scheduled chemotherapy, while others were told to postpone diagnostic workups or to cover costs out-of-pocket.
Officials handling payroll and insurance entries indicated the disruption is linked to the administrative processing of contributions. The problem, it was explained, arises when a police officer returned to work by court decision is re-registered, whereupon contributions for that person are to be posted today and then all MIA employees would again receive health insurance.
In its reaction the NSP demanded that authorities “ensure a permanent solution so it does not recur in the future,” urging immediate corrective steps to restore coverage for affected employees and to prevent similar interruptions going forward.
At the time of publication there was no official public statement from the MIA or the Health Fund clarifying the timetable for restoring full coverage to all staff; union representatives say they will monitor the situation closely and seek assurances that care already delayed will be remedied without additional cost to patients.
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