“This trend is largely due to people being much more satisfied with private rather than public medical services,” the survey shows.
Most people in Romania’s main cities (76%) said they want public healthcare financing, including funds earmarked for national healthcare programs, to go both to public and private medical units, according to the survey.
Also, only 58% of people living in the country’s big cities are aware that some private medical services are financed from the national health insurance fund and, therefore, are provided only to people who pay health insurance contributions to the National Health Insurance House.
The survey also indicates that most people want more transparency in the allocation of funds to the healthcare sector, as well as a predictable and stable legislation.
The GFK survey was conducted at the request of private healthcare provider MedLife, between July 29 and August 5, 2013, on a representative sample of 500 people aged 18 to 55.
MedLife is present in Romania since 1996 and is the largest private healthcare provider locally.