The very recent public statements by the Chief Financial Officer of OKYPY regarding annual losses amounting to tens of millions of euros, which are attributed to the current reimbursement model for public hospitals, constitute a particularly serious admission that confirms PASYKI’s long-standing positions and warnings, the union states in a press release.
It notes that its observations—that public hospitals fulfill a mission in the public interest by ensuring universal access for citizens, 24-hour operation, on-call duty, and the management of the most complex cases, have not led to meaningful dialogue or corrective action; rather, PASYKI “was repeatedly met with dismissiveness and accused of scaremongering.”
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PASYKI also raises questions as to whether the problems currently presented as a threat to the sustainability of OKYPY have only just emerged, or whether they are long-standing distortionsthat were known but not addressed in a timely manner.
““The management of an autonomous organization has a responsibility not only to identify problems, but to detect them in a timely manner, propose solutions, and ensure the sustainability of the organization it manages,” he states.
He also notes that, while the State cannot be absent, as OKYPY was established by the State itself, operates within the institutional framework it defined, and is subject to its continuous oversight.
“After nearly seven years of implementing the General Health System (GESY), responsibility cannot be limited exclusively to the Organization’s administration. The government must explain whether it was aware of the long-standing weaknesses in the funding model and what substantive measures were taken to address them,” she states.
He concludes by saying that “public doctors did not create the system’s distortions and will not accept being used as a convenient scapegoat for long-standing weaknesses in planning and administration.”
Source: CNA
