Those who are not registered with a personal doctor, will have additional participation in the pharmaceutical cost and in the laboratory and diagnostic examinations.
With new ministerial decision published in the Official Gazette is determined and specified by incentive system to encourage citizens to enroll in personal physician and compliance with the referral system procedure, as well as the “disincentives” for non-registration of citizens.
Those who register will have priority from 01-01-2023, during the planning of their visits to the regular outpatient clinics in public units of secondary and tertiary health care.
The unregistered in personal physicianfrom 01-10-2022 will have an additional contribution to the pharmaceutical cost, at a rate of 10% in addition to the percentage of their participation determined on a case-by-case basis.
From 01-10-2022 additional participation in laboratory and diagnostic tests and operationsin hospitalizations in private clinics and in other benefits, by a percentage of 10% in addition to the determined percentage of their participation.
From 01-01-2023 the above provided are increased by 10%, et seqin addition to the above additional participation on the determined percentage of participation in the pharmaceutical expenditure and in the laboratory and diagnostic examinations and operations, in the hospitalizations in private clinics and in the other benefits, as they are described in the EKPY of EOPY. . of the citizen, amounting to 20% of the percentage of participation determined on a case-by-case basis.
Also in the ministerial decision it is mentioned: for the definition and the specialization of the incentive system for the observance of the procedure of the referral system by the personal doctor recommended in the administration from 01-09-2023 priority to citizens following the referral procedure, during their referral to the specialty doctors of the Health Centers, the public structures of secondary and tertiary health care and the contracted with the EOPYY. health care providers. The definition and specialization of the system of “disincentives” consequences for the non-observance of the procedure of the referral system by the personal physician from 01-09-2023, consisting in the service by the secondary and tertiary health care units only of the emergencies. If the citizen does not follow the referral system and is not registered with a personal doctor, then the consequences “disincentives” of the above are cumulative on his face.
Compensation for doctors
Doctors of the National Health Service: in addition to their monthly salaries, which cover a number of registered citizens up to 1,500 people and for registered citizens from 1,501 to 2,000 peopleare reimbursed “per capita”, based on amounts per age group, which are defined as follows: From 16 (completed according to their date of birth) to 49 years the amount of annual compensation is set at 20 euros. From 50-69 years old, at 23 euros and from 70 years and over 25 euros.
The additional monthly allowance for a registered population of 1,501 to 2,000 is estimated multiplying the number of registered per age group with the annual amount of compensation corresponding to that age group. according to the above, reduced and paid on a monthly basis.
Contracted with EOPYY. Doctors: For registered citizens up to 2,000 people, are reimbursed “per capita” based on amounts per age group, which are defined as follows: From 16 (completed according to their date of birth) to 49 years the amount of annual compensation is set at 20 euros. From 50-69 years old, at 30 euros and from 70 years and over at 45 euros.
The monthly allowance is calculated by multiplying the number of subscribers per age group by the annual amount of compensation corresponding to that age group according to the above, reduced and paid on a monthly basis.
For the doctors of the E.S.Y. serving in health facilities in areas designated as problematic and infertile, the amount and the way of their compensation will be determined with a new decision.
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