No Medical Association in the country has the ability to impose whether a medical procedure will be prescribed, nor, of course, to determine the price at which it will be offered. This is the responsibility and responsibility of the respective political leadership of the Ministries of Health and Development and this rule also applies to molecular tests, the Medical Association of Athens (ISA) emphasizes, on the occasion, as reported by reports, where it is reported that the ceiling of 60 euros per PCR test was introduced following the recommendation of the ISA.
The association explains that the role of the Medical Associations is purely advisory and suggestive and the decision not to prescribe the molecular control tests from the beginning of the pandemic was made without consulting the Medical Associations. Regarding their price, “our proposal took into account a number of factors, such as the supply price of the product at that time, the cost of the service offered, the reasonable fee, etc. “But since the state decided not to prescribe the molecular tests and set the price for them until today, a lot has changed”, notes ISA.
In the context of its institutional role and “defending the self-evident right of all citizens of the country, without exception, to their free access to appropriate and quality health services” suggests to the political leadership of the Ministry of Health “to immediately each insured of the molecular tests, if this is proposed by their treating physician, as is the case for every clinical-laboratory examination that is reimbursed by the insurance bodies today – by a special code but without claw back. To ensure the same right to uninsured citizens, through public health structures and to determine the price of each molecular test to such an extent that it confirms that in Greece PCR tests are among the cheapest in Europe “.
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