09.13.2013

Romanians who obtain revenues from home rental will pay health insurance contributions of at most 611 lei (EUR136) per month in 2013, according to a bill drawn up by the Finance Ministry. more

07.14.2013

Romania’s Government will notify anticorruption prosecutors of irregularities in awarding the contract for national healthcare cards by former National Health Insurance House (CNAS) president Lucian more

06.27.2013

Romania is working to implement the EU directive allowing cross-border medical services under national health insurance and authorities hope to avoid an exodus of Romanians choosing treatment abroad. more

05.15.2013

Romanian power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) will set up an auction, at the end of June, in order to contract private health insurance services for its employees. more

04.10.2013

Damages paid by insurers selling private health insurance policies amount to 90% of underwritten premiums on this segment, while administration expenses reach 5-6%, which explains why only a few more

03.13.2013

Over 80% of Romanians know very little about the advantages of mandatory health insurance and over 30% of them have no idea how much they pay for this type of insurance, according to a survey by Exact more

01.16.2013

Only 20% of Romanians can afford to use private medical services and the chances of people on low income to receive quality public healthcare will diminish if money from the National Health Insurance more

01.15.2013

With state-run hospitals losing patients, doctors and nurses to the private sector, the health minister has decided to suspend state financing to the private sector. But in the absence of competition, more

07.02.2012

Romania’s new healthcare bill allows county health insurance houses to reorganize as mutual health insurance organizations, Health Minister Vasile Cepoi said Monday. more

05.25.2012

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta appointed Doru Badescu, general manager of Bucharest Emergency Hospital “Dimitrie Gerota”, to the position of president of the National Health Insurance House more

05.22.2012

Most Romanians (70%) are not willing to buy private health insurance, mainly because they lack money and confidence in the local healthcare system, according to an IMAS survey conducted at the request more

05.16.2012

Romanian pensioners will be refunded their social healthcare contributions in monthly tranches and the social health insurance fund will lose over 1.5 billion lei (EUR337 million), according to a more

05.13.2012

Romania’s Government wants to recover the money allotted by the former administration to local authorities controlled by democrat liberals, and limit acquisition and travel costs to ensure the money more

04.23.2012

The Romanian Government is analyzing the situation generated by a decision of the Constitutional Court, whereby only Romanians earning pensions higher than 740 lei (EUR169) can be charged a 5.5% more

03.29.2012

Romania could increase funds allotted to healthcare by improving service quality and doctors’ revenues, but would need an annual EUR700 million to double doctors’ salaries, Lucian Duta, head of more

02.17.2012

By the middle of this year, the Health Ministry will put up for public debate a new healthcare bill; as consultations with the public opinion are fully under way, so all options on the future more

12.15.2011

Two Romanian associations, four insurers, several private healthcare operators and the Union of Insurance Brokers on Thursday signed a protocol to work together to enhance the country’s health more

11.16.2011

Romania will have up to 20 private health insurance houses "fighting over clients" by 2013, said Cristian Vladescu, head of the National Public Health and Sanitary Management School, in the Romanian more

11.16.2011

Romania's healthcare system must adapt first of all to the elderly population, which is growing, Health Minister Ladislau Ritli said Wednesday in the Romanian Healthcare Forum, organized by MEDIAFAX more

11.11.2011

The Romanian National Health Insurance House (CNAS) has resumed auction procedures to purchase an IT system to manage patients’ electronic medical records, after the first contract awarding more

10.07.2011

Every Romanian will choose from ten private health insurance houses that will compete against each other and will replace the National Health Insurance House (CNAS), the institution that collects more

09.21.2011

The Romanian National Health Insurance House's budget has been raised by the Government by 150 million lei (EUR35 million) and another RON25 million has been allotted to the national healthcare more

09.07.2011

Romania's Health Ministry will coordinate the National Health Insurance House, but the House will remain autonomous and in charge of the healthcare budget, the Government decided Wednesday through an more

09.07.2011

Romania's ruling coalition still supports requiring health insurance contributions from pensions higher than 740 lei (EUR174) and the ordinance introducing this measure will be sent back to the more

09.07.2011

The committee for labor matters in Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday voted down a Government ordinance that introduced a 5.5% health insurance contribution for pensioners with 740 – 1,000 more