House to vote Friday on HIO budget
Parliament will on Friday be voting on the 2019 budget for the Health Insurance Organisation, the public entity tasked with managing the National Health Scheme...
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Gesy doctors will make €135,000-€160,000 a year, HIO says
The proposals tabled by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) satisfy to a very large extent the demands made by Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) with regards...
Pharmacies to submit their Gesy proposals this month, suggest offering flu shots
By Andria Kades Talks on implementing the much-anticipated national health scheme (Gesy) are underway with the pharmaceutical association, which is bringing its own demands to...
‘No more excuses to block health scheme bills’, minister says
The signing of a deal on Thursday between the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) and IT company NCR Cyprus for the development of a software programme...
Draft NHS bill due to go to House next week
By Andria Kades A DRAFT bill on the NHS and state hospitals’ autonomy is expected to go to parliament next week, with reforms being a...
Multi-insurance system for NHS ‘not viable’
By Angelos Anastasiou DEFICIENCIES in the National Health Scheme’s software infrastructure, as well as a lack of historical data on which to base risk adjustment,...
Cypriots still paying for half their healthcare
THE government will not accept a situation where health and social security change from an entitled right to become a trade, Health minister Philippos Patsalis...
Some progress in NHS software
By Evie Andreou THE intervention by President Nicos Anastasiades in breaking the deadlock on the National Health Scheme was catalytic and positive, Health minister Philippos...
President blames supervisor for NHS delay
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades expressed his discontent on Wednesday over the lack of progress toward the implementation of the National Health Scheme (NHS) and blames the...
HIO tries to fend off NHS delay excuses
By Evie Andreou IT IS not the software programme that is causing a delay in the implementation of the National Health Scheme (NHS) but the...
New delays for NHS
By Angelos Anastasiou Implementation of the National Health Scheme (NHS) may be delayed as the software infrastructure – a necessary prerequisite for implementation – will...
EDEK calls for fresh probe into 2012 drug prices
By Evie Andreou THE Auditor-general’s 2012 report on drug pricing is based on false evidence, EDEK deputy Marinos Sizopoulos said yesterday and called for a...
NHS deal clinched with the troika
By Angelos Anastasiou HEALTH Minister Philippos Patsalis yesterday announced a final agreement with the troika on the basic principles of the National Health Scheme (NHS)....
