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12.24 17:30 • 2786 Starting in January 2025, the government will allow patient co-payments in the DRG system. This was announced by the Minister of Health, Mikheil Sarjveladze, in response to a question from BM.GE. It is worth noting that the possibility of patient co-payment was one of the main demands from the clinics, because the tariffs established within the framework of DRG, according to the clinics, especially in the direction of high-tech services, were quite low and the sector had no opportunity to develop.


h, the possibility of co-payment will appear in several directions. We believe that through close cooperation with the sector, we will be able to, on the one hand, create this opportunity, and on the other hand, properly insure the possible risks that may arise from the implementation of this co-payment mechanism. We are talking about the fact that we do not want list of italy fax number these mechanisms and tools to be used by anyone, even in isolated cases, as a means of pressure on the patient," the minister said, although he did not specify for what type of medical service patients will have the opportunity to add money and receive better service.


The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Healthcare Association suggests that patients will have the opportunity to co-pay for assistive devices, such as so-called prostheses. "This will probably apply more to assistive devices, such as so-called prostheses, eye lenses and such types of consumables. It may also apply to the case of a hired doctor. This is more a part of the patient's rights.