Health economics

For the time being it appears that the coronavirus public health crisis in this country is under control but there are always dangers lurking as we saw most recently with the confirmation of 150 asymptomatic cases at a hotel housing migrants in the town of Kranidi in the Peloponnese.

The coronavirus pandemic is a collective public health emergency unprecedented in recent history. It is an unbearable human tragedy played out across the world and our thanks go to the dedicated health workers on the frontline of our health systems.

Greece is a laggard in adopting digital technology solutions in healthcare compared to the rest of the European Union, according to a study by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) on the benefits of a digital transition in the health sector.

The Government's project on health programmes is just one step ahead in using the money correctly to the patients' benefit, according to the Save Romania Union (USR) party, which stated that every Romanian must have the right to choose his health insurer. "We believe that every Romanian should have the right to choose his health insurer.

Data compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development indicate that Greeks cover 35 percent of their health costs out of their own pockets (compared to an OECD member-country average of 21 percent). 

Lowest life expectancy, high childhood obesity, biggest number of smokers per capita and unusually high medical costs - these are the conclusions of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies about Bulgaria's healthcare, BNR reported.

The health insurance contribution remains 8%. Apart from this, however, Bulgarians will have to be additionally insured with a health insurance fund.

A Labor Ministry bill provides for the payment in 2019 of expired dues in the healthcare sector to suppliers and patients, albeit reduced for non-patient recipients such as pharmacists, pharmaceutical companies, various healthcare suppliers and others, and even patients who have been owed money since before their entry into the National Healthcare Service Organization (EOPYY) - i.e.

Two scenarios for reform of the health insurance model were presented by Minister of Health, Kiril Ananiev, in a discussion on the future of health care, held in the National Palace of Culture obn 26th of September.

Sofia. Several models of change in the healthcare system are being discussed, one of them includes compulsory health insurance, Minister of Finance Vladislav Goranov told a press briefing at the Council of Ministers, Focus News Agency reports.