Health service to start charging for excessive GP visits
The island’s state health services organisation (Okypy) announced that it would begin charging Gesy beneficiaries for excessive visits to family GPs and paediatricians, In its...
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President to meet HIO over disputed €150 million payment
The president of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Andreas Papaconstantinou will meet President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday to discuss an issue concerning around €150 million...
President gives orders to find ways of stopping Gesy abuses
President Nicos Anastasiades instructed the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Friday to introduce effective mechanisms to prevent abuses of the general health system that pushes...
Medical association insists it should be represented on board of HIO
The Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) on Thursday the body should be represented on the board of directors of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), after its...
Minister asks HIO to restore physio for cerebral palsy patients
A month and a half after the parents and friends of children with cerebral palsy denounced a decision by the Health Insurance Organization (HIO) to...
Two sides in Gesy war of words brand the other ‘clueless’
Those running Gesy were accused of being utterly and completely clueless by the president of the House watchdog committee as the noxious fallout over the...
Health minister announces action plan to deal with abuse of Gesy
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday announced an action plan to tackle bad practices within the national health system (Gesy), asserting that despite its problems...
Cutting funds puts Gesy viability in danger, says HIO (updated)
By Nick Theodoulou and Gina Agapiou Knives are out in the Gesy row after the finance ministry drew its scalpel and trimmed €150m from the...
Minister plays down Gesy abuse concerns, promises action
New measures will be announced in coming months to safeguard the public health care system from abuse and fraud, the health minister said on Friday...
Medical association says crooked doctors the exception, not the rule
Hot on the heels of news that a doctor was facing criminal charges for allegedly sending fictitious invoices for payment, it emerged on Thursday that...
