The future of Estonian healthcare

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Are we living beyond our means?

We want the lowest possible taxes, but world-class healthcare immediately, which presents a contradiction – there is not enough money. One option would be to expand the tax base and increase contributions – but a tax increase is not very popular. Another option is to introduce private insurance, which would, however, increase inequality in access to medical care. Thirdly, we can reach a societal agreement on what kind of medical care is feasible with the current tax revenue. It may be that we cannot afford all existing medical services (e.g., very expensive medicines, complex procedures, highly personalized medical care). It seems to me that this is not understood in society.

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Irja Lutsar Medicine

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T.B

Another option is to look at what we can get with the money we currently have. The other option is to think about what we actually want, how much it will cost, and how much each Estonian citizen should contribute to achieve that desired outcome. I would support the latter option. It’s logical that this would mean everyone contributing financially more than we currently do, but don’t we all want a system that works well and one we can be proud of?

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Ellen V
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7 thoughts about the healthcare sector’s main problems

  1. Health concerns are not solved by the healthcare sector alone in the big picture, but rather by the economic success of society and the understanding at all levels of society that investing in health is worthwhile.
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Emergency services for a fee

My recommendation would be to make ambulance services paid. Since I work in the ambulance service in Tallinn, I see how many calls are not emergencies but rather a convenience service. It's easy to call 112, and three staff members come and give paracetamol – people have no sense of …
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Three years of mandatory work in Estonian healthcare

A significant part of the shortage of doctors is due to the fact that they go abroad to work after graduating. The shortage of nurses, on the other hand, is caused by the fact that they move to the private sector, for example, to aesthetic medicine. If a requirement were …
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