health insurance

Romania's ruling coalition still supports requiring health insurance contributions from pensions higher than 740 lei (EUR174) and the ordinance introducing this measure will be sent back to the committee for labor by the Chamber of Deputies plenum, said Prime Minister Emil Boc.

Romanians insured through the public healthcare system will have to pay out of pocket for medical services they request themselves, as doctors will not be allowed to write notes or prescriptions for free/discounted medicine in such instances.

The spouse or parents of an insured person will no longer be considered insured in the Romanian public healthcare system without paying the required contributions, unless they have a source of income themselves, according to an emergency ordinance amending the Law on healthcare reform.

Romanian President Traian Basescu and the ruling coalition discussed on Monday whether pensioners should contribute to the social health insurance fund, says daily newspaper "Gandul".

Romanian citizens will have a national health insurance card by 2012, said National Health Insurance House manager Dorin Ionescu, adding health insurance cards will contain insurance data, as well as medical information about their owners, such as blood type or allergies.