Health
Basic Healthcare Package Won't Cover Minor Illness
The basic package under Romania's new healthcare law will no longer cover minor illnesses, but mainly major risks and serious disease, and the system will receive extra funding from mandator...
Group Medical Insurance Market May Exceed EUR1.5B By 2016
Insurer Alico Asigurari Romania forecasts that group medical insurance market may exceed EUR1.5 billion by 2016, mainly due to the reform in the health sector, the company said Wednesday.
Romania Eyes Unfreezing 2,500 More Jobs In Healthcare System
Romania’s Health Minister Vasile Cepoi on Monday said he hopes the ministry will be able to unfreeze nearly 2,500 jobs in the public healthcare system, countrywide, following a new review mi...
Government Fines Contractors For Delays To Bucharest-Ploiesti Highway Construction
Romania's Government will fine the contractors that are behind schedule on the construction of the Bucharest-Ploiesti highway and transfer the money to healthcare, to benefit people with inc...
Gral Medical 1H Sales At RON35.5M, Up 22% On Year
Romanian private healthcare provider Gral Medical on Thursday said it posted sales of 35.5 million lei (EUR8 million) in the first half of 2012, up 22% from the same period a year ago, mainl...
A&D Pharma Aims For Over EUR800m In Revenue This Year
A&D Pharma, the largest company in the local drug industry, expects consolidated revenue of more than EUR800 million this year, slightly up from the EUR772 million in 2011.
Government Considers Lowering Drug Clawback Tax
Romania's Government is considering lowering the clawback tax charged to drug producers, with the hit in budget revenue to be borne by the Health Ministry.
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...
New Healthcare Bill: In Vitro Fertilization, Plastic Surgery After 18 Not Subsidized
In vitro fertilization, plastic surgery after the age of 18, medical assistance at the workplace and certain recuperation and physiotherapy procedures will not be paid for from the national...