Patients should prepare their wallets because drug prices will increase. Others will be added to the list. Diabetics and people with heart disease will certainly be satisfied. What’s changing from 2024? We explain.
What will change in drug reimbursement in 2024? New items on the list, but we will pay more for some drugs
From this year, dapagliflozin (used to treat diabetes, kidney diseases and heart failure) will be a reimbursed drug. Relugolix used to treat prostate cancer and the shingles vaccine (for patients over 65 years of age) will also be reimbursed. This is good news because the vaccine is expensive and costs from … if the patient would like to do it on his own.
The prices of prescription drugs will increase, i.e. medicines prepared on prescription in a pharmacy. These may be ointments, drops, suppositories, emulsions or powders. The National Health Fund will not cover the full production costs, and the payment will be transferred to the patient. What does it mean? Previously, the National Health Fund financed the production of such a drug. Now, if the production cost exceeds the financing limit of the National Health Fund, the patient will pay a lump sum fee. It is not known how large these amounts will be, because it depends on the specific drug and prices may vary between pharmacies.
Changes in emergency departments. Patients will be color-coded
A revolution is also brewing in medical schools, where from January 1, 2024, patients will be selected and marked with the following colors: red, yellow, green and blue. People in red will be the most urgent cases. The changes are intended to improve work efficiency and eliminate situations when a person who needs quick help waits in a queue for hours.
Source: Gazeta
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