Since the beginning of September, people who are at least 65 years old and children and adolescents up to the age of 18 have been eligible to receive medicines free of charge. The drug list includes more than 420 active substances for seniors and nearly 280 active substances for children.
- Everything seems simple and obvious! There is an age, there is a list! In reality, however, the matter is more complicated. Why? The patient must be diagnosed with a disease, but with specific conditions! For example: it is not enough to have diabetes mellitus, it must still be "post-diabetic". Let's imagine - which, by the way, is a "real-life" example - a husband and wife suffer from circulatory failure. Both have reached "reimbursement age." And it is she, although slightly younger, but meets the added conditions - she has the right to free medicines, and he, although older - has no such right! This is not only incomprehensible to them, but also frustrating! Reimbursement was supposed to simplify access to medicines, it was supposed to be automated and clear for both patients and doctors. Meanwhile, it is again on us doctors that all the bitterness of patients who come for discount prescriptions is focused. We are the ones who have to ex... To gain access to the complete English section of the Medexpress.pl, kindly reach out to us at [email protected].Content locked
