What will the increases will increase by giving up additional bonuses – justice or rows?

Heads of medical institutions, both from the public and from the private sector, rushed to the government one after another – everyone was sitting at one table.

« You know how old anecdote. We have such an agreement between the outpatient clinic and the government that the government does not cure people and the outpatient clinic does not manage the state, » said Paulius Kibiša, director of Kaunas City Outpatient Clinic.

Some frankly say that the fate of the additional bonuses does not raise great emotions.

« We have a gifted, fast -changing team and we adapt to changing market conditions, » said the director of Kaunas City Outpatient Clinic.

However, some do not intend to land.

« Public services must be provided under the same conditions. It must be accessible to everyone – those who earn more and those who earn less, » said Tom Jovaiša, CEO of Santara Clinics.

« The most important thing is that patients wait in line according to their medical indications so that those who need the most to get the most, » said Renaldas Jurkevičius, Director General of Kaunas Clinics.

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At least $ 40 million Both residents pay for what the state has already paid for. In other words, they come to a private medical institution and, despite having a referral, forced to pull euros out of the purse.

« We see often a situation where patients applying for referrals to private institutions, which are contracted with the sickness funds, receive services only with additional payments or even full payments, » said Jelena Čelutkienė, Vice -Minister of Health.

According to the Ministry of Health, it distorts the entire system. Therefore, the aim is to eliminate the premium.

« A person has the right to choose a better service, better treatment, choose additional services and pay the price difference, » said Laimis Paškevičius, President of the Lithuanian Association of Private Health Care Institutions.

« We believe that this is not a violation of constitutional law, because first and foremost, a person has the right to free medicine, » said Evaldas Navickas, the Prime Minister’s health adviser.

« The claims that the services in the public sector are qualitatively inferior and behind are certainly of no basis, » said Santara Clinic Director General.

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According to private medical institutions, the prohibition of additional premiums will deteriorate, as they will have to cover the price of the service rather than the price difference.

« When the patient takes the blood, the patient wants some tests – vitamin D, microminerals.

« We all pay taxes, it is not honest when paying the premium with the doctor is overtaken, » explained R. Jurkevičius.

For those who will not be able to pay all the prices, they will have to join a row.

« Most of our patients cannot pay, » stressed J. Čelutkienė.

Public institutions are already clogged.

« Illegal settlements will also increase because a person will pay for a better ward, for better treatment, for measures, for additional research, he will pay unofficially, » said Mr Pashkevich.

However, neither the Ministry of Health nor the Prime Minister believe that everyone will attack the state outpatient clinics and hospitals massively.

« Just in recent years, the queues have grown into the public sector – and they have grown significantly. And they have grown due to such unfair law, » said the Deputy Minister of Health.

« This solution is needed, timely, to prevent the system from being completely collapsed and balanced, and continues to look for solutions to overcome both additional voluntary insurance and in medical innovation to make all those things possible, » the Prime Minister’s health adviser said.

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Heads of public medical institutions are angry that the private sector can pay higher salaries when taking additional bonuses.

« We even have some operations, say nurses – because they are seduced in the private sector – we cannot do so quickly, » said Jurkevičius.

« We are ready, public institutions, to accept doctors to provide services under the conditions we sign with the sickness funds, » said Remigijus Mažeika, head of Plungė Hospital.

« The provision of services and accessibility is the question of people, the only question is where those people work, » said Santara Clinic Director General.

The Prime Minister’s adviser says that although a compromise is possible, it is expected to make a proposal to the Seimas in the near future.

Surveys show that six out of ten residents would agree that medical institutions would not be able to take additional bonuses for services already paid by the state.