In spring 2021 I. purchased PVZP Plus insurance. Later this summer she had to travel to her home town in the Ukraine in order to extend the validity of her passport – unfortunately this could not be done in the embassy. Thanks to the direct orders of the Czech Ministry of Health, long-term residents with […]
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Story #12
My son has been diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder when he had an insurance with PVZP.When it was time to prolong my son’s residence permit I went to the PVZP office to get an insurance contract for the next 2 years. From the employee of theirs I learned that my son is on their […]
Story #11
I am Brazilian, me and my wife have been working in the Czech Republic for almost 2.5 years now. 2 months before relocating to Brno our daughter has been diagnosed with Turner’s syndrome – a genetic disorder which can be substantially improved by growth hormone therapy. We got a health insurance contract with Uniqa which […]
Story #10
My son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he had a private health insurance with PVZP. The first thing I did was to call the insurance company for the information what health care directly connected to diabetes will be covered and to what extent. The assistance assured me that as long as the condition […]
Story #8
My 5 year old son has a chronic condition which requires annual examinations. As with every chronic condition and private health insurance in the Czech Republic – you can’t manage it through your health insurance provider, so we have to pay for all the examinations ourselves. And here is the unpleasant finding – it is […]
Story #4
J.A.Y. had private health insurance with PVZP. He had a sudden mental breakdown, and as his condition was considered harmful for others he was hospitalized for 40 days in Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital against his will. The insurance company rejected the claim of 64 000 czk for the hospitalization saying that mental health management is excluded […]
Story #1
A coffee break gone wrong resulted in half a cup of freshly brewed coffee landing on my newborn’s leg. Me and my husband have immediately put the baby under cold running water and called 155 to ask for further instructions – 4 minutes later an ambulance was standing in front of the house. We called […]