Seniors, first 75+, then 65+, for the most part did not have problems with this restriction: remaining under the regular care of the AOS clinic, even in the situation of using specialist advice "privately", they could ask at their AOS clinic to prescribe or confirm prescriptions. The situation became more complicated when all children became eligible for free medicines: in their case, the use of private health care is significantly more frequent, especially when it comes to AOS and reporting to the POZ only for prescriptions is cumbersome - both for parents and, above all, for the clinics.
When the regulations changed last year, Health Minister Katherine Sójka explained that their shape was due to the fact that the Health Ministry cares about the public health system and wants to develop and strengthen it - and this was to be served by assigning the authority to issue free prescriptions only to doctors working in entities that have contact with the National Health Fund.
- We will, of course, move away from this, because it is the patient who is insured, and the doctor, whether it is private or public, it actually doesn't matter. We will certainly introduce such a change, and we will do it soon," Leszczyna announced, speaking about the prospect in a few weeks. It is possible that, as if by the way, the issue of patients under the care of hospices, who also cannot issue free medicines for children, will be resolved.
