HEALTH
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Healthcare Bill Sets New Mandatory Health Contributions
Romania’s healthcare reform bill sets the new contributions to the mandatory health insurance fund at 5.5% for the insured, 5.2% for the employers and at 5.5% for the insured whose contribut...
About 70% Of Romanians Not Willing To Buy Private Health Insurance - Survey
Most Romanians (70%) are not willing to buy private health insurance, mainly because they lack money and confidence in the local healthcare system, according to an IMAS survey conducted at t...
Romania Loses EUR18.6B Because Of Population’s Poor Health - Survey
Romania loses about EUR18.6 billion, or 15% of the 2010 gross domestic product, because of the population’s poor medical condition, according to a research on the Romanian pharmaceutical ind...
What Model Should Romania Choose For Its Healthcare Reform?
The healthcare reform is now at its second attempt considering the first consultations with the Association of Family Practioners in Bucharest, the Association for Patient Protection and the...
Raed Arafat Rejoins Romanian Health Ministry
Dr. Raed Arafat, who resigned from the position of Health Ministry deputy secretary of state last week, will return to the ministry to fill the same position, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Bo...
Romania To Revise List Of People Exempt From Health Insurance Contribution
Health insurance contributions next year will be kept at the same level as that in 2011, while the list of people exempt from paying the contribution will be revised once the new healthcare...
Several Associations, Insurers Sign Protocol To Support Healthcare Reform
Two Romanian associations, four insurers, several private healthcare operators and the Union of Insurance Brokers on Thursday signed a protocol to work together to enhance the country’s heal...
Bucharest Spa-Goers Spend Over EUR1,000 A Year On Membership Cards
At least 10,000 people go to luxury wellness centers in Bucharest and spend EUR10 million to EUR16 million in fitness studios, saunas and spas, reveals a ZF analysis, which calculated the fi...
Boc: Government Will Adopt Clawback Tax, Allot RON150M For Healthcare Next Week
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday asked the new Health Minister, Ladislau Ritli, to present a bill on the clawback tax next week and complete the C2 list of generic drugs, after...