A novelty in the framework contract that will come into force after July 1 and which maintains the same value of the medical services pricing point is that it provides for service packages for the uninsured, in a bid to help detect serious diseases (cancer, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS in pregnant women), announced the president of the National Healthcare Insurance Office (CNAS) Valeria Herdea.

„Plans are for family doctors to be able to refer uninsured people for investigations in case they suspect oncological diseases, B and C hepatitis, or HIV in pregnant women, and these services will be settled by the National Healthcare Insurance Office. Following negotiations, we managed to stabilize the situation in the medical system. (…) Both in primary medical care and in specialized outpatient care, the point values will be maintained, for predictability and sustainability of the people’s activity, not at extraordinary amounts, but at least at the level where they can carry out their activity. (…) Of course we would like a much better financing, but under the current circumstances we believe that it is an achieved desideratum.(…) Also, the framework contract stipulates that prevention activities can be performed starting with teenagers,” Valeria Herdea told a press conference on Wednesday.

According to CNAS, there are approximately 16.5 million insured and 3 million uninsured people, of whom only 250,000 uninsured registered with a family doctor after October 1, 2022.

AGERPRES