GESY History
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:14 pm
Thank you for that MM....
Having visited a Gesy (GHS) specialist it seems this link does not mention you have to pay for surgery until mid next year (June) Then it maybe a free for all. I hope not but I am about to pay for the surgery I need urgently, so this system at the moment does not cover surgery.
Per the new Gesy laws, the first phase of introduction, which will come into force on March 1, 2019, will include out-of-hospital care, with wage-earners, pensioners, income-earners, and state officials contributing 1.7 per cent of their income, employers 1.85 per cent, the state 1.65 per cent, and the self-employed 2.55 per cent.
The second phase, which will come into force on March 1, 2020, will introduce hospital treatment, until full implementation of Gesy three months later, with wage-earners, pensioners, income-earners, and state officials contributing 2.65 per cent of their income, employers 2.9 per cent, the state 4.7 per cent, and the self-employed 4 per cent.
Co-payments are capped at a maximum €300 per year for patients and €75 per year for low-pension earners and recipients of the government’s Guaranteed Minimum Income.