Public health made in EU with private and insurance “color”

Besides, the Health Minister clearly said the above during a press conference with European Commissioner for Health, Tonio Borg, from Malta. The exchange of good practices among countries, medicines, pharmaceutical expenditure, pricing, investment in prevention, evaluation of health systems and private health services were key issues addressed in the meeting of all EU health ministers. Although the Minister of Health didn’t admit it, when someone reads behind the phrase private services he easily understands that everything is gradually converted into a private system where hospitals will operate with closed budgets, as the German Health Minister Germany clearly said, with their own revenues as independent companies with private and business criteria. The fair question that arises even for the calmest observer is how 1.9 to 2.4 million uninsured in our country will join this system. Indeed Georgiades for the second time, after last week’s announcement at an event of Roche, referred to the application of a packet of drug coverage for the uninsured in June.

Towards the uninsured, he stressed that this happens only in Greece, as the insurance coverage is connected with work. The uninsured were created in Greece, Georgiadis continued, because of the rising of unemployment, which from 8% before the crisis is today at 27%. Defending the health reform, once again, he said that the new system of primary care for the first time all citizens will have access to public health services. He admitted, however, that they don’t expect to solve all the problems with reform. And he rightly conceded this, as availability was created by the Ministry in health units and the insured don’t have access to their doctors, while many centers across the country are lacking key medical specialties.