Our View: Government must rein in HIO’s spending
A very worrying attitude has developed regarding the operation of the national health scheme Gesy – that funds are inexhaustible and that the medical services on offer must keep expanding. This ...
Several doctors swindled Gesy, report uncovers
The auditor-general has once again uncovered doctors charging the state exorbitant rates amid dubious practices – with one charging Gesy €226,000 within just five months.
“What was he doing, working 48 hours a ...
Health minister averts pharmacy strike
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela managed to stave off strike measures threatened by the pharmacies amid a row regarding compensation with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO).
The HIO, responsible for running ...
Health minister averts pharmacy strike
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela managed to stave off strike measures threatened by the pharmacies amid a row regarding compensation with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO).
The HIO, responsible for running ...
Our View: A review of the HIO and the way it administers healthcare is vital
The Gesy law prohibits private doctors treating Gesy patients in hospitals that are contracted to the HIO (Health Insurance Organisation). This had always been the case, even though the HIO ...
Gesy hospitals to have €52m upgrade
Hospitals and health centres registered in the national health scheme will be upgraded with 42 major development projects amounting to €52 million, state health services organisation (Okypy) announced on Friday.
The projects, ...
Finance Minister turns tables on Gesy supervisor over understaffing and doctors’ pay
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) cannot claim understaffing when it has not yet filled all its vacancies, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Amid complaints ...