The new Health Minister David Rath has said he will turn to the Interior
Minister for help after a Health Ministry inspector controlling the
administration of the country's largest health insurer, the VZP, received
an anonymous threat. An employee in charge of checking the firm's finances
received an anonymous call in which a male voice warned her of danger to
her person (telling her she'd have to watch herself to make it home). She
has not contacted police. The head of the forced administration team,
Antonin Pecenka, has also said his team was under external pressure.
Last week the VZP came under forced administration under the new health
minister: the health insurer's debt has exceeded more than 12 billion
crowns, around 480 million US dollars. Tensions between the company and
the Health Ministry have continued to intensify.
The health minister, meanwhile, is reportedly seeking support from among
the VZP's administration board against current VZP head Jirina Musilkova.
Last week Mr Rath called on Mrs Musilkova to resign, a call she has
ignored.