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Patient welfare vs drug policy

MedExpress Team

Medexpress

Published April 3, 2023 10:07

MedExpress Team

Medexpress

Published April 3, 2023 10:07

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"Patient welfare vs. drug policy, children's health vs. systemic constraints" - doctors' daily dilemmas related to the reimbursement system were discussed at the Senate of the Republic of Poland. Participants in the event included the Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, senators, the Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council, doctors penalized by undue reimbursement, representatives of other local governments of the medical profession, patients and representatives of patient organizations.

During the debate, the issue of child nutrition was raised in terms of the so-called undue reimbursement of food products and related penalties imposed on doctors, including the high-profile case of prescribing milk replacers. It was emphasized, among other things, that doctors ordering non-reimbursed preparations acted in accordance with the latest medical knowledge, solely for the benefit of the patient, and did not exploit the situation for their own benefit. - The National Health Fund did not suffer losses, instead our patients avoided complications and hospitalizations, unnecessary suffering and treatment costs," stressed speakers Andrea Horvath and Aleksandra Kindracka, representing doctors penalized for undue reimbursement.

- We don't see any reason for us to be responsible for the minister's decisions, which are not really understood," said NRL Vice President Klaudius...

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