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Implementing a visit fee

Family doctor visits for a fee

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Mikk
Nõukogude ajast ei maksaks rääkida, sest arstiabi pole meil tasuta. See on kollektiivne kindlustusfond, mida me kõik maksame töökohta omades. Kui nüüd vaatame numbreid, tegelikku olukorda ja sotsiaalset tagasiside, siis tekib küsimus, kas inimesed on haigemaks jäänud või arstiabi kvaliteet läheb aastatega kehvemaks (vähem efektiivne, aga kulukam)? 2024 Tervisekassa eelarveks on 1 951 181 000€ (1.95 miljardit eurot), mis on 7.7% rohkem, kui 2023. aastal. Tervisekassa eelarve sisaldub maksumaksjate brutopalgast arvestatud sotsiaalmaksust (33%), mille maksab tööandja lisaks riigile töötaja brutopalgast. Üldarsti (sh perearstide) kulud on planeeritud 2024 aastaks 273 590 000€ (273.5 miljonit eurot) +11.8%, haiguste ennetamiseks 28 585 000€ (28.5 miljonit eurot) +9.6%, kiirabile 82 303 000€ (82.3 miljonit eurot) +3.2%. Need ideed, et paneme lisaks veel midagi tasuliseks, ei ole adekvaatsed lahendused mitte kuidagi, vaid süvendab hoopis ahnust ja ebaefektiivsust tulevikus. Rääkimata, et mingile grupile inimestele muutub arstiabi veelgi süvenenumalt kättesaamatumaks. Peaks süvenema hoopis kontrollmehanismidele ja seadusandlusele, mis on selle olukorra selliseks tekitanud. Täna on eraldatud eelarvest kasutamata raha ikkagi iga all organisatsiooni dividendid (perearstid, kiirabid, haiglad) ja see reguleeribki tänast turuolukorda, kus esimestes etappides jääb abi saamata. Rääkimata, et eelarvest kõige vähem suunatakse ennetusse. Samuti ennetuse efektiivsust peaks kuidagi mõõtma ja tulemusi avalikustama.
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Tiia

I support the introduction of an ambulance visit fee. The amount could even be symbolic (e.g., 5 euros), and I believe everyone can find that money. We no longer live in a time where we have to get everything for free, but somehow we still seem to have a Soviet-era mindset that everything should be free. Let’s not be afraid of money, and let’s not be afraid to ask for it!

A visit to the family doctor could also be charged a fee in principle (again, even a symbolic amount), or we could consider an option where the visit itself is free, but if blood tests or other examinations need to be done, then all other procedures would still be chargeable. I’m not exactly sure how it is currently…

 

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Pille

And I would also consider implementing a reasonable fee for calling an ambulance to reduce the waste of ambulance resources on calls where an ambulance is not necessary. A reasonable fee that ensures the call is not left unmade but still makes people think twice about whether the ambulance should be used as a Coldrex delivery service.

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