Fifteen complaints received a day about Gesy doctors
The health insurance organisation (HIO) receives at least 15 calls a day from people complaining about Gesy doctors or service providers, its director said on...
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Gesy budget well within estimates, HIO says
The budget of the national health scheme (Gesy) remained within initial estimates, counting €794.7m for the period of January to August despite the pandemic, an...
Audit office disputes HIO claims over Gesy beneficiaries
The audit office on Thursday disputed claims by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), which runs national health scheme Gesy, that said it does not allow...
Improved emails for Gesy beneficiaries will boost transparency
Gesy beneficiaries will receive emails containing the indicative cost of health services received after each doctor’s appointment, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Tuesday....
Nearly all Gesy users are satisfied with the service
Nearly all of those who have used the general health system (Gesy) said they were satisfied with its services, a survey by the Health Insurance...
Doctors being dropped from Gesy for trying to cheat the system
Medical professionals are being dropped from the general health system (Gesy) for trying to cheat the system through fictitious claims, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO)...
Gesy cost €780m to run last year, revenues came to €840m
Revenue from contributions to the health system Gesy amounted to €840 million in 2020, a senior official told the Cyprus News Agency on Sunday. Angelos...
‘Your GP is not your secretary’, HIO tells public
Personal doctors are not ‘secretaries’, the health insurance organisation (HIO) said on Friday and reminded people that Gesy beneficiaries need to visit their personal doctors...
Over 43,000 receive inpatient Gesy care so far
A total of 43,448 people received inpatient care through the general health scheme (Gesy) since its introduction, according to figures released by the Health Insurance...
House passes Okypy and HIO budgets, securing Gesy finances
Parliament on Thursday passed the 2021 budgets for two agencies that are key components of the national health scheme (Gesy), also giving the nod to...
Even more health providers expected to join Gesy by end of December
More health care providers from different specialties will register in the national health scheme (Gesy) by the end of December, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO)...
Our View: Investigations must probe if cost-cutting behind eye infections
Eight out of nine patients that underwent eye surgery at the Apollonion private hospital eight days ago suffered the same serious infection. Although the infection...
Health care providers to be fined for issuing health card information
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Wednesday said it would fine Gesy health providers that offer services to beneficiaries for the issuance of health cards...
Excess operations putting a strain on Gesy
An excess number of operations, even some that are unnecessary, appears to be latest problem facing the national health scheme Gesy, as these are seen...
October deadline for inclusion of other specialties into Gesy still stands, HIO says
October 19, the date on which other specialties were scheduled to join the health system (Gesy) still stands, a senior official said on Friday, as...
Paphos doctor creates storm by slamming Gesy for not delivering what it had promised
Director of Gesy operator HIO Andreas Papaconstantinou on Tuesday called on the deputy head of the Paphos general hospital’s cardiology clinic to resign after he...
Ioannou asks HIO for systematic assessment of Gesy
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has urged the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to tweak the road map for the full rollout of services envisaged under the...
Small clinics complain of unfair treatment by HIO
Two clinics that joined Gesy on Saturday accused the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) of unfair treatment as regards the fees it pays small and large...
A&Es at public hospitals will be included in Gesy from September 1
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) announced on Monday that as of September 1 the services of accident and emergency (A&E) departments at public hospitals are...
‘Doctor billed HIO every five minutes at €1,170 a pop’
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) appears unable to crack down on shenanigans by physicians who are registered with the national health system, with one doctor...