And the incentive measures for non-registration in “Personal Doctor”following the publication of the relevant MLA in the Official Gazette.

In particular, instead of October 1, as originally planned, from December 1, 2022.

It is recalled that the disincentives, which will now be in effect from 1 December, include an additional contribution of 10%, in addition to the participation rate determined on a case-by-case basis, for the costs of medicines, laboratory and diagnostic tests and surgeries, hospitalizations. in private clinics and other benefits. From 01/01/2023, the above reserves will increase by 10%.

Those who register will have priority from 01/01/2023 when planning their regular outpatient visits in public institutions of secondary and tertiary care.

The decision was announced last week by Health Minister Thanos Pleuris due to the difficulty for citizens to find a doctor to register.

“We said that until a citizen has the opportunity to register without the inconvenience of a personal doctor, disincentives will not be applied, on the contrary, incentives will be applied. That is, those who sign up will have priority in admission, they will also receive a free package of preventive examinations, but the deterrence of increased participation will obviously only be applied when the adequacy of doctors is such that a citizen can register,” Mr. Pleuris.

The biggest “gaps” are located in Attica, as well as in the city of Thessaloniki at the end of the previous week. they ran out of available doctors and the registration system is closed.

It is noted that according to data released last week by the Ministry of Health, the registration of citizens in the institution “Personal Doctor” exceeded 4 million.

Thanos Pleuris has already signed a decision to include a Personal Physician of all pathological specialties in the institute, contracts with which will be signed in the coming days and more doctors will be added to the system.

Consequently. in areas where most personal physician positions are filled, such as Attica, citizens can wait for new contracts with physicians to be signed, which will ensure that doctors in the system are adequate and easier for citizens to choose.

In the attached documents you can see the changing Memorandum of Understanding on pages 6-7.