July 21, 2008 9:50 AM
ZAGREB, Croatia-The head of Croatia's state-run health insurance agency
has fired his subordinate for saying "some patients must die", a remark
that caused an uproar in Croatia.
The agency head, Veceslav Bergman, said Monday the comment by Tonci
Buble, who headed the agency's medicine department, was taken out of context
but still harmed the agency's reputation.
Croatian media quoted Buble as using that remark when asked about a
young patient who could not afford to buy necessary medicine. The health
agency was reportedly hesitating to cover her expenses.
Buble insists he was never asked about a specific patient, he was just
explaining that modern medicine still has not discovered enough drugs to
fight all terminal illnesses.
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