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Ambulance fees plan dropped

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Madrid has dropped plans to force all the regions to introduce a fee for the use of an ambulance in non-emergency situations. Back in 2012, a new law came out which ordered the regions to charge a fee (between €5 and €10) per use of an ambulance. The same law introduced fees for orthoprosthetics and dietary therapy, things that were previously free. However… the regions have been feet dragging, and the law hasn’t been applied Continue reading Ambulance fees plan dropped→

Patients across Spain now supposed to be charged for hospital medicines

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As from this month, all regions of Spain are supposed to charge non-admitted patients a proportion of the cost of the medicines dispensed to them at hospitals. So the idea is that if you go to A&E and get treated, but not admitted, on the way out you have to swipe the old credit card. But not if the prescription is for a cronical condition : 147 medicines for long term treatments are exempt. So Continue reading Patients across Spain now supposed to be charged for hospital medicines→