Changes to the basic healthcare package Starting from April, tens of drugs and medicines will no longer be compensated and post op patients will stay fewer days in the hospital. The decisions taken by the Ministry of Health are recommended by the foreign experts as a solution to the fact that the money for healthcare…
The latest studies of the EU health and quality of life survey’s underline the well-known fact that the Romanian health system is the least efficient form the entire European Union. The Romanians feel the short-comings on their own flesh, knowing that the Romanian health system is extremely sick and sometimes even in a comatose state.…
We decided to publish this article regarding the medical migration trend in Romania, so that we can come to a mutual agreement about why medical specialists choose to leave their country in order to practice medicine abroad. Before giving our own insights we present to you this article from the Adevarul newspaper:…
The Romanian Health Minister, Ladislau Ritli, declared that the current law is unenforceable and that the co-payment idea will be modified by the end of the year, so that it will refer to a fixed payment. A fixed amount that is accessible to everyone. He said that the current version provided that the patient…
Arafat: The new law could provoke a disaster! The former Romanian Deputy State Secretary Raed Arafat claimed in his interview with the ProTv news that he tried to have a discussion about the new health law with the Prime Minister Emil Boc, but it was refused on grounds that “he is against…
The Romanian Health Ministry secretary of state Raed Arafat has resigned Tuesday, displeased with the emergency care provisions of Romania’s new healthcare bill. His decision was triggered by disputes with President Traian Basescu, and Health Ministry officials over the new draft law aimed to reform the healthcare system. Syrian-born Arafat was appointed Health Ministry deputy…
Given the fact that you considered our previous comparison study: “The cost of living comparison between Germany and Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Lithuania†useful, here, we present you the sequel. Continuing on the same idea, you are a specialist doctor (because France only recruits specialists), you like the French lifestyle, culture, language and everything France…
So let’s say you are a doctor living in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia or Lithuania. By now I guess you know all about the shortcomings of the healthcare system in your country, about the general smaller wages than in Germany and about the other things that make you consider a career abroad. You have your…
The Romanian healthcare system is being prepared for a new major reform, after six years from the promulgation of the Hospital Law. According to the project elaborated by the Presidential Commission for Review and Elaboration of Projects in the Healthcare System, privatization of hospitals and the introduction of private insurance are two of the most…
“In theory, the hospital form Ruse could handle the treatment of Romanian patients from Giurgiu. The problem is that the two healthcare systems can’t collaborate†said Dr. Kiril Panayotov. According to him there are no technical obstacles regarding patient transport over the border: The main problem regarding patient care across the borders and involving healthcare…