Topic: Hungary

An increasing number of people are travelling abroad to receive lower cost surgery. Last year 70,000 people went overseas for surgery, 30% more than in 2006. The attraction is obvious. According to consumer watchdog Which? a dental implant, for example, which can ...

Hungary's government may suspend plans to introduce private insurers into the health care system after a damaging referendum defeat earlier this month, according to daily Nepszabadsag, citing sources close to the government.. The law, passed in February, which allows private insurers to ...

Strikes, Protests Held in Hungary Against Government's Reform PlansSeveral trade unions and civic groups held a series of strikes and protests Wednesday against the Socialist-led government's plans to privatize health insurance and close some railway lines.Clashes erupted briefly at one rally near ...

Several trade unions and civic groups held a series of strikes and protests Wednesday against the Socialist-led government's plans to privatize health insurance and close some railway lines.Clashes erupted briefly at one rally near Budapest's Kossuth Square outside parliament after protesters refused ...