The pharmacists warn: we might run out of medicines. Further in the news, the new unique income scheme features huge discrepancies, leaving the jobs in the Education and Health departments at the bottom of the list. Two thirds of the Romanians are certain their votes will be subject to fraud. Last but not least, 15,000 Romanians are to be sacked by the end of the year.
Romanian pharmacists warn they might soon run of medicines and accuse that the Romanian Health Insurance House hasn't given them the money for drugs during the last months, Cotidianul informs. The budget is close to its thin red line in the Health department. The chronically ill will face problems trying to find a pharmacy to sell them subvention drugs, starting September.
Romanian medicines distributors consider that the financial situation in the health department is explosive, with many pharmacies not being able to pay the distributors and being on the brink of bankruptcy. Hospitals do not pay for medicine or old dues, some owing money since 2006. The money the Romanian hospitals and pharmacies need to pay drug distributors amounts to 400 million euros on a national level.
Romanian Health Ministry proposed that medicine suppliers should be paid in factoring system, namely 85% on the spot and 15% as bank commission. The Finance Ministry still needs to agree. The hospitals' budget has been cut by 30% this year, GPs, by 40% and lab investigation, by 50% against the 2008 figures. Referring to the suppliers still waiting for their money, chief of Romanian Medicine Distributors Association said: "If the situation does not change, it is only a matter of time until the system will block."
The new unique income scheme features huge discrepancies, Gandul reads. The Government plan to give it green light today and soon assume responsibility for it in Parliament. T
