April 14, 2008, 10:31 CET
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Doctors give government ultimatum
GPs have issued a 30-day ultimatum to the cabinet to hold substantive talks on making up for lost revenues as a result of the abolition of the nominal medical fees in the March 9 referendum. The general meeting of the National Federation of Physicians in Basic Health Care Services also want the government to discuss the realistic expenses of general practices.
The 10,000 GPs find it increasingly difficult to pay the salaries of some 25,000 assistants. The doctors warned that unless the Health Ministry comes up with viable solutions, they could sever their contracts with state health insurer OEP.
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The doctors in question should try dipping into their own pockets and re-direct some of the black money they receive from nearly every patient they treat before expecting the public to pay on top of the normal national insurance contributions.
The Doctors and particularly the Doctors' Chamber should have thought about this before demagoguing against the visit fees in the first place. Serves them right.