Month: March 2012

Madrid, 15 mar (EFE).-the Deputy of the PP, Carlos Floriano, organization said today that his party rejects the co-payment, and pointed out that the popular made in Catalonia “useful opposition” to achieve that do not pay the euro by prescription “that have least”. Floriano mentioned so the position of his party in Catalonia, which with its abstention yesterday in the Parlament allowed that the law of fiscal measures and financial, which includes payment of a euro per prescription from June 1 and which will be exempted chronically poorer patients and beneficiaries of a non contributory pension came forward. In statements to journalists in Congress, has assured that the health care co-payment “is not in the road map” of the governing party, but later explained the financial situation in Catalonia that the Generalitat to opt for this measure. And the PP has insisted, has made a “useful opposition”, “introducing criteria so the unemployed, the chronically ill and people with less income do not have to pay” that euro per recipe. “I am not defending the co-payment, I reject, it seems to me that we must seek another formula” “and no to touch pension or health nor education”, said Florianus, who, however, added that “must also be put in the skin of those who have no money to deal with their accounts, their debts, and have to find ways to do...

Madrid, 15 mar (EFE).-the Minister of health, Ana Mato, acknowledged today that we must seek mechanisms for the sustainability of the national system of health (SNS) and to streamline the spending but with his “commitment” and “obligation” to guarantee citizens a free and universal, quality public health. So has assured it Mato in statements to journalists before meeting the Council of consumers and users for the commemoration day of the rights of the consumer, after being asked about the approval by the Parlament de Catalunya for the payment of a euro for recipe. The Minister pointed out that they are rates that the autonomous communities have competences and that it does not affect the price of the drug, after which wanted to send a message “of tranquility” to the people that said that “health is guaranteed and will remain so”. Has pointed out that in the previous Interterritorial Council of health occurred within a month so the autonomies were put to work in the Pact for health and within ten days marks the date that they submit their proposals. “Probably”, the Minister has said, many of these proposals will be which are considering the Presidents and regional councillors, and on them will be a debate and will decide. , However, has insisted again that its “obligation” is fulfilling its commitment, which is the guarantee citizens a free, universal, quality...