From: Achieving Thoracic Oncology data collection in Europe: a precursor study in 35 Countries
Country | Remarks |
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“free for everyone” | |
Austria | |
Belarus | |
Denmark | |
Hungary | |
Ireland | For those individuals with a ‘medical card’. |
Italy | |
Kyrgyzstan | |
Lithuania | |
Malta | |
Poland | |
Portugal | |
Spain | |
Turkey | |
Ukraine | |
United Kingdom | |
“free but Insurance pay” | |
Albania | Single level of Health Insurance which is mandatory in order to allow access to public hospitals. Additional voluntary Health Insurance in order to access private hospitals. |
B & H | Public health care is organised at the cantonal level; with Insurance paid by employers to the Public Fund. |
Croatia | Two levels of Health Insurance, basic and additional. |
Czech Republic | |
Estonia | There is a State-run Health Insurance. |
Netherlands | Mandatory basic level of Health Insurance which is paid by everyone in employment. There are voluntary supplements available too. |
Romania | National Public Health Insurance agency. |
Serbia | Mandatory Social Health Insurance Scheme. |
Slovakia | Mandatory Health Insurance, paid for by employer or State. 3 companies at present, 1 State run, 2 are private. |
Slovenia | Health Insurance scheme run by the Government |
Switzerland | Compulsory Basic level of Health Insurance. Additional ‘complementary’ health Insurance available too. |
“Pay at time of consultation” | |
Bulgaria | 1.2E assuming individual paid contribution to National Health Fund. If not met contributions to National Health Fund then 10-15E. |
Cyprus | Given inadequate Primary care physicians, if choose to see one privately will have to pay 50E. |
Germany | 10E per visit, or 40E per year and consultations are free. |
Iceland | 4E. Department of Health covers the rest via taxation. |
Ireland | If not got a medical card (see above) then pay 60E. Some or all of this can be claimed from private Insurance scheme (50% population. |
Norway | 22E per visit, up to maximum of 260E per year including primary and secondary care appointments and prescription charges etc. In-patient stay is free. Government does collect income tax of which some goes to Department of Health. |
Sweden | 24E per visit, up to maximum of 180E per year. |
“Pay a certain amount/proportion” | |
Belgium | 10% paid by patient, 90% paid by ‘social security’. |
Finland | 13.7E/visit for first 3 visits, then free. |
France | 23E at time of appointment but individual can claim back 70% of this from Social Security. |
Greece | 3-10E |
Luxembourg | Individual pays 20% of 39.9E (ie 8E). Compulsory Public Health and Longterm Care Insurance means Government pays 80% of primary and secondary care consultation costs. |