Having started from scratch ten years ago, the market of privatemedical services - i.e. the revenues of private clinics andhospitals - amounts to 400 million euros per year, i.e. about 10%of the around 4 billion-euro overall amount spent in the Romanianpublic healthcare system. Data show around 400,000 Romanians pay asubscription to a private clinic at present, either through thecompany or individually.
The development of private medical services will, however, notoccur without accepting competition among doctors, clinics,hospitals and even health insurance houses, is the conclusion ofthe event "X-Ray of the healthcare system. What is the diagnosis ofthe Romanian medical system? What are its sources of funding?,"organised yesterday by Ziarul Financiar in partnership withinsurance company MetLife.
"There are no obstacles to opening the market up to the privatesector as long as service quality is ensured. The presence ofprivate suppliers is a real alternative as far as boosting qualityof medical services is concerned," said Lucian Nicolae Du]`,president of the National Health Insurance House (CNAS).
Of the 400 million euros, over 200 million are cash payments bypatients, who spend around 24 euros on a consultation with aspecialist doctor and around 1,700 euros for a birth. The rest ofthe revenues come from the 400,000 subscriptions (80 million euros)and from the payments made by the National Health Insurance Housefor patients who choose to be treated in the private sector, i.e.around 20 million euros for private hospitals and around 100million euros for clinics.
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