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A new study finds that gratuity payments ('hálapénz') have largely vanished from Hungarian healthcare, but connections and favouritism have taken their place — three in four doctors say VIP care for friends and celebrities is routine. Do you think this is real progress?

Egy friss K-Monitor–Magyar Orvosi Kamara kutatás szerint a hálapénz nagyrészt eltűnt a magyar egészségügyből, de a helyét a kapcsolati tőke és a protekció vette át.

  • Yes — at least you don't have to pay for it anymore
  • No — it's just as unfair, only in a different form
  • Both are bad, but at least this is more transparent
  • I think this is overblown as a problem