“…Public and political concerns about migrants' lack of healthcare access prompted many States to ensure migrants' healthcare access regardless of migration status during the COVID-19 pandemic (WHO, 2021). In the Czech Republic, a consortium of NGOs working with migrants urged the Czech State to make the healthcare system more inclusive and accessible for migrants and their children (Gheorghiev, 2023). However, initiatives taken during the pandemic, through the creation of a commercial insurance monopoly for migrants, increased migrants' healthcare premiums, thus worsening their care access (ibid.).…”