Romanian Senate Committee Approves Copayment System For Public Healthcare

The members of the committee voted six to two to endorse the bill put forth by the Government.

The bill sets the total yearly of copayment will not exceed 600 lei (EUR1=RON4.2536) and consultations, investigations and hospital days beyond this margin will be free of charge.

The bill exempts from copayment children aged up to 18, patients with no income with illnesses included in national healthcare programs and pensioners whose monthly income is below RON700.

The bill will be debates and out to the vote in the Senate's plenary session and has to be approved by the Chamber of Deputies to become law.

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