National Health Insurance House president Cristian Busoi said Thursday at the conference Mediafax Talks about Health Reform the insurance house and Health Ministry are currently working on transposing the directive into national legislation and Romanians need to be informed about their rights.
“I personally believe there won’t be an exodus of Romanian patients seeking treatment abroad after this directive is implemented although we already have a worrisome large number of Romanians seeking treatment abroad,” said Busoiu.
He added blocking patients’ access to treatment in other EU countries is not a solution and the Romanian health care system needs to improve its services and attitude to patients on the medium term.
Busoi said Romanians need to know they can have access to quality health care services in Romania as well.
“I’m not idealizing the Romanian health care system but let’s not keep clinging to the view that nothing can be done here. With a change in mentality, financing efforts, and better wages for doctors, we can be more competitive,” he added.
The fifth annual edition of the Mediafax Talks about Health Reform conference in Bucharest is organized by MEDIAFAX news agency and the Ministry of Health.