SAM promises changes: the queues with the doctors are shrinking?

According to privateists, they choose them for several reasons.

« The main institutions are competing for quality: waiting queues, prices, » said Daiva Adomaitienė, Director of Operational Management of AFFIDEA Lietuva.

It is the money, or rather the bonuses, in the target of change.

« Private bodies, where the sickness fund has already paid, adds to the patient’s normal costs, » said Jelena Čelutkienė, Vice -Minister of Health.

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Such bonuses are sometimes asked for both consultations and so -called better services.

« The current distortion in the health system is debilitating the public sector and approaching a situation where there will be no treatment with a heart attack, stroke, polytrauma or other conditions, » stressed J. Čelutkienė

« When it comes to a lack of medical professionals, it is also related, as the bonuses can pay higher salaries. Doctors who run through three workplaces are tired, » said Orinta Leiputė, a member of the Health Committee.

Premiums are not only requested in the private sector. According to the Ministry of Health, at least $ 40 million. The Lithuanian residents pay additional services for which the state has already paid.

According to the clinic manager, the problem and the fact that the patient with a referral often does not know that the state has already paid for his visit, and if he hears the need to pay, he does. So paid twice.

« From the patient’s side, we want to pay for what we have to pay for. Now we realize that if the patient is with a referral, there should be no payments, » said Aušra Degutytė, the head of the Living Association.

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The amendments to the law submitted should ensure that additional bonuses for the services provided by public funds are gone.

« In the last term, we have given the sickness funds all the tools so that they can impose sanctions on those institutions that do not comply with the rules, » said Jurgita Sejoniene, a member of the Health Committee.

The discussion is currently underway and comments are expected.

« We want to increase the availability of services in the public sector, more transparency, » said Minister of Health Marija Jakubauskienė.

« We have great resistance from our partners – private business, » said the Vice -Minister of Health.

« Step back, because it is to be done so that people have decided to go, where to go, what to pay and where to work, » said D. Adomaitienė.

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The pursuit of such is or completely free service, and if the so -called « better » patient would pay for everything from his pockets.

« The changes will apply too much to consultation, but also in the case of day surgery, measures, instruments. We are partially supported, but we want better regulated than at all prohibited, » said AFFIDEA Lietuva Director of Activities.

J. Sejonienė does not see anything good and says that patients will suffer.

« Sam says that the patient remembers the basic. No, he does not remember the basic service, but remembers what is better, faster, for example, an eye lens, prosthesis or the like.

For the reduction of queues – what does the ministry argue about the change?

« Private institutions will openly open up consultation times when those who are waiting in public institutions and their number is 5 thousand, they will come to a private institution and receive a service, » explained J. Čelutkienė.

The minister hopes that this order can turn into reality from January next year.