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Improved emails for Gesy beneficiaries will boost transparency

Mary SpyrouJune 22, 2021

By Mary SpyrouJune 22, 20210676

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....

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Nearly all Gesy users are satisfied with the service

Antigoni PittaJune 18, 2021

By Antigoni PittaJune 18, 202101380

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...

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Doctors being dropped from Gesy for trying to cheat the system

Antigoni PittaJune 8, 2021June 8, 2021

By Antigoni PittaJune 8, 2021June 8, 202107345

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)...

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Gesy cost €780m to run last year, revenues came to €840m

Staff ReporterApril 4, 2021

By Staff ReporterApril 4, 202101834

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...

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‘Your GP is not your secretary’, HIO tells public

Gina AgapiouApril 2, 2021April 2, 2021

By Gina AgapiouApril 2, 2021April 2, 202104472

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...

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Over 43,000 receive inpatient Gesy care so far

Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 18, 2021March 18, 202101470

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...

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House passes Okypy and HIO budgets, securing Gesy finances

Elias HazouFebruary 18, 2021

By Elias HazouFebruary 18, 20210815

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...

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Even more health providers expected to join Gesy by end of December

Gina AgapiouDecember 1, 2020December 1, 2020

By Gina AgapiouDecember 1, 2020December 1, 202001314

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)...

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Our View: Investigations must probe if cost-cutting behind eye infections

CM: Our ViewOctober 21, 2020October 21, 2020

By CM: Our ViewOctober 21, 2020October 21, 202001865

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...

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Health care providers to be fined for issuing health card information

Evie AndreouSeptember 30, 2020

By Evie AndreouSeptember 30, 20200687

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...

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Excess operations putting a strain on Gesy

Kyriacos IacovidesSeptember 27, 2020September 26, 2020

By Kyriacos IacovidesSeptember 27, 2020September 26, 202002128

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...

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October deadline for inclusion of other specialties into Gesy still stands, HIO says

George PsyllidesSeptember 18, 2020

By George PsyllidesSeptember 18, 20200892

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...

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Paphos doctor creates storm by slamming Gesy for not delivering what it had promised

Evie AndreouSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020

By Evie AndreouSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 202002916

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...

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Ioannou asks HIO for systematic assessment of Gesy

Elias HazouSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 2020

By Elias HazouSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 20200887

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...

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Small clinics complain of unfair treatment by HIO

Evie AndreouSeptember 5, 2020

By Evie AndreouSeptember 5, 202001181

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...

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A&Es at public hospitals will be included in Gesy from September 1

Jean ChristouAugust 31, 2020August 31, 2020

By Jean ChristouAugust 31, 2020August 31, 202002377

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...

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‘Doctor billed HIO every five minutes at €1,170 a pop’

Elias HazouJuly 30, 2020July 30, 2020

By Elias HazouJuly 30, 2020July 30, 202003123

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...

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Our View: Business model for Gesy is doomed

CM: Our ViewJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020

By CM: Our ViewJuly 29, 2020July 29, 202003113

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) has decided to set limits on the number of patient visits per day for certain specialist doctors. This was inevitable...

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HIO official says difficult to spot doctors abusing the system

Elias HazouJuly 28, 2020

By Elias HazouJuly 28, 20200781

A senior official with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) conceded on Tuesday that they may have taken a sledgehammer to the problem of excessive patient...

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Minister optimistic on next step in Gesy but unresolved issues manifold

Staff ReporterMay 30, 2020

By Staff ReporterMay 30, 202001153

Monday will usher in the second phase of one of the biggest social reforms seen in Cyprus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said, as the national...