71% of subscribers carry out preventive or scheduled inspections, compared to 54% of non-subscribers.

According to official data, the health care system in Romania is more treatment-oriented, and prevention plays a secondary role. Only 1.4% of health care spending is spent on preventive services in 2018, compared to a percentage of 2.8%, which corresponds to the average spending on preventive services at the EU level. In addition to public initiatives, the private health care sector is making efforts to popularize and increase public awareness of the importance of prevention by expanding access to health services and conducting information campaigns.

Medical subscriptions, tools that encourage visits to the doctor and periodic examinations through access to a national network of private health centers, thousands of doctors and assistants, and highly efficient equipment play a key role.

• 71% of subscribers carry out preventive or scheduled inspections, compared to 54% of non-subscribers.
• 41% of those who do not have a subscription have not had any medical tests or examinations in the last year.

This is evidenced by the data of the report prepared by EY for PALMED, “Medical subscription market: economic and social impact analysis in Romania”.

What employers say

by corporate subscriptions, workers in Romania have access to the largest private healthcare operators, to the entire national medical ecosystem of hospitals, laboratories, clinics, hyperclinics, pharmacies and dental offices. While multinational companies have traditionally offered this benefit to their employees, a wide range of medical subscriptions are now available, including for small and medium enterprises and start-ups, in versions that can be customized to suit the needs of each individual organization.

“Our main concern is the health and well-being of our more than 2,000 employees. Our partner MedLife offers integrated healthcare solutions that cover a very wide and diverse range of medical needs. By facilitating access to health care at MedLife, we ensure that people on our team feel valued and supported. Such subscriptions bring significant benefits not only to employees, but also to the organization as a whole, as they strengthen our reputation as a responsible and attractive employer”, says Doina Filip, Head of Rewards and HR Budget at Orange Romania.

Medical subscription gives employees access to personalized and integrated healthcare solutions, to quality services in private medical networks, nationally, with hundreds of clinics and thousands of doctors, as well as to digital innovation, useful information and transparent communication.

“Prevention is our goal, so that colleagues are healthy. We have chosen REGINA MARIA medical subscriptions and a clinic at our factory in Iasi, which offers consultations in internal medicine, endocrinology, rheumatology, tests, ultrasound and occupational medicine, which are carried out at the workplace in the presence of a specialist doctor. These benefits are free for approximately 1,800 PHINIA Romania employees. In this way, we aim to contribute to the protection of their health, to the reduction of work absences due to medical reasons, to the correct information and education of employees about the benefits of constant monitoring of their health, and all this together with our partner, the health care network REGINA MARIA”. – says Andreia Zaharia, director of HR department in Europe of PHINIA Romania.

In 2021, the medical subscription market amounted to 140.5 million euros, which is 4.5% of the private medical services market, an increase of 13% compared to 2020.

There is still room for growth in the membership market: at the end of 2020, according to EY, the available market was 4.23 million private-sector workers, of which more than 2 million have employer-sponsored health insurance.

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This article is part of PALMED’s information efforts on the impact and benefits of health subscriptions for the Romanian population.

Medical subscriptions are the most effective and affordable means of health prevention, which helps to detect possible diseases in time and treat them quickly, with less financial and emotional costs.

They are available to anyone at home or abroad, including children, and can be offered as an additional bonus offered by companies to employees or arranged individually. Subscription services are available nationally through private health care providers, as well as online through their remote counseling platforms.

To find out all the details, go to www.abonamentmedical.ro.

Article supported by PALMED