After nearly a year of work, the draft law regulating the reimbursement rules for products such as wheelchairs or diaper pants still requires amendments.
The complicated system of financing and reimbursing this type of products – from diapers to prostheses and wheelchairs – was to be simplified and standardized thanks to the amendment to reimbursement of drugs, special-purpose foodstuffs and medical devices. It had, but still isn’t. Despite the several-month-long work, not only can the act not enter into force, but even take its final shape.
As «Puls Biznesu» reminds, last year the National Health Fund paid over PLN 0,9 billion to medical devices purchased in pharmacies or specialist stores. He also covered the costs of devices provided to patients free of charge as part of their hospital stay.