Podiatrists celebrate Gesy inclusion
Podiatry services are now included in Gesy for some categories of patients, as of Wednesday. The Pancypriot Association of Registered Podiatrists (Psep) said the move...
National health scheme (Gesy)
More Gesy beneficiaries visit private doctors year-on-year, data shows
The vast majority of outpatient visits to specialists and personal doctors concerns health professionals in the private sector registered under Gesy, data from the state...
Legal oversight means Gesy watchdog is shrouded in secrecy
Accessibility of Gesy providers for people with disabilities is not a given By Efi Xanthou On October 27, 2022, a report from Gesy’s oversight ombudsperson...
Doctors’ illegal charges should be investigated, medical association says
Reports that specialist doctors working under Gesy illegally charge their patients extra for earlier appointments prompted the medical association to call for an investigation on...
Our View: High demand for MRI tests puts strain on health system
Diagnostics centres and medical labs affiliated to Gesy have been complaining because the unit price they are paid has been steadily falling. Phileleftheros reported that...
Health minister calls for upgrade of Gesy in meeting with Edek leader
Health Minister Popi Kanari on Friday said that greater efforts must be promoted to upgrade the national health scheme Gesy. Speaking after a meeting with...
Health minister: aim is to tackle all weaknesses within Gesy
One of the biggest challenges in Gesy is clamping down on abuse in the system and ensuring quality services are offered to patients, Health Minister...
Christodoulides: We must continue to upgrade the national health scheme
The continuous upgrading of the national health scheme is necessary to provide the best quality health services, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. In his...
President meets with HIO chairman
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday met with Stavros Michail, chairman of the health insurance organisation (HIO), where they discussed needed improvements to the national healthcare...
No more private health insurance for semi-public sector employees say lawmakers
Employees in the semi-public sector will no longer have the benefit of private health insurance, MPs have decided this week, citing the introduction of a...
