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From my Spanish Perspective. What fraud? Going to the doctor is literally useless unless you're ill. They will literally send you away home if they find you t
by Escolte 8y ago
From my Spanish Perspective.
What fraud? Going to the doctor is literally useless unless you're ill.
They will literally send you away home if they find you to be fine. The doctors and nurses and personnel and what have you will also get mad at you for wasting their time unjustifiably (and I've done this myself and oh boy they left an impression on me).
If you mean Government fraud, from the ones planning the system yes, indeed, all documentation about how much a healthcare center "costs", how their location and capacity is decided, and etc... should be open and easily accessible to the public.
Medication is partially subsidized and never given for free at a medical center or hospital unless it's an emergency, older than 65+, disabled, etc...
Recently, the government ordered to make like 1200 common meds cheaper (link in Spanish) https://cadenaser.com/ser/2018/12/29/sociedad/1546084258_187663.html https://cadenaser.com/ser/2018/12/29/sociedad/1546084258_187...
- dtech 8y agoYou're right that "patient"-doctor fraud is unlikely, but receiving unnecessary medication (addictive/fun/valuable drugs) or medical people overcharging or charging for unperformed or unnecessary procedures is a possibility for fraud.
- endless1234 8y agoBut the personnel are salaried, not paid per procedure.
- lostlogin 8y agoMost hospitals have on-call work, overtime, outsourced work, consumables that can be billed for etc. Pay cheques vary a huge amount depending on work done, and as a radiographer in a regional hospital my yearly wage was more than half made up by penal rates and overtime.