Helsestatistik for de nordiske lande 1997 - nomesco
Helsestatistik for de nordiske lande 1997 - nomesco
Helsestatistik for de nordiske lande 1997 - nomesco
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ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES<br />
Maximum charges Maksimal egenbetaling<br />
DENMARK, FAROE ISLANDS AND<br />
GREENLAND: There are no rules <strong>for</strong><br />
maximum user charges.<br />
FINLAND: If the total costs <strong>for</strong> pharmaceutical<br />
products exceed FIM 3,282<br />
per year or if travelling costs exceed FIM<br />
900 per year, the Social insurance Institute<br />
will reimburse the exceeding costs. If<br />
the total costs exceed FIM 4,000 per year<br />
or 10 per cent of the total income, a special<br />
tax relief may be applied. The<br />
amount of the tax relief is calculated on<br />
the basis of the person’s and his/her family’s<br />
ability to pay taxes.<br />
ÅLAND: The rules <strong>for</strong> maximum user<br />
charges <strong>for</strong> medicines and transport to and<br />
from treatment are the same as in Finland.<br />
For treatment of illness, there is a maximum<br />
user charge if the person has paid FIM<br />
1,500 in the course of one calendar year,<br />
and the ensuing treatment is free of charge.<br />
As part of the maximum user charge, also<br />
payment <strong>for</strong> outpatient treatment and services<br />
received outsi<strong>de</strong> the county are inclu<strong>de</strong>d.<br />
Dental treatment, treatment in<br />
wards, x-ray and laboratory examinations<br />
are not inclu<strong>de</strong>d. The user charges may be<br />
<strong>de</strong>ducted from municipal tax.<br />
ICELAND: Within the present system, the<br />
charges to be paid by patients in the age<br />
group 16-70 years are reimbursed if they,<br />
in the course of one calendar year, exceed<br />
ISK 12,000. The same applies to children<br />
un<strong>de</strong>r 16 years if the charges exceed ISK<br />
6,000. Patient charges are reimbursed <strong>for</strong><br />
the following groups if they exceed ISK<br />
3,000: Pensioners aged 60-70 years receiving<br />
full basic pension, pensioners aged 70<br />
or more, and disabled persons and individuals<br />
who have been continually unemployed<br />
<strong>for</strong> 6 months or longer.<br />
DANMARK, FÆRØERNE OG<br />
GRØNLAND: Der fin<strong>de</strong>s ingen regler<br />
om maksimal egenbetaling.<br />
FINLAND: Hvis <strong>de</strong>n maksimale egenbetaling<br />
<strong>for</strong> medicin udgør 3.282 FIM pr. år og<br />
hvis udgifterne til transport i <strong>for</strong>bin<strong>de</strong>lse med<br />
behandling overstiger 900 FIM pr. år, vil<br />
Folkpensionsanstalten dække <strong>de</strong>t oversky<strong>de</strong>n<strong>de</strong><br />
beløb. Hvis <strong>de</strong> samle<strong>de</strong> udgifter overstiger<br />
4.000 FIM pr. år eller 10 pct. af <strong>de</strong>n<br />
samle<strong>de</strong> indkomst gives <strong>de</strong>r en særlig skattelettelse.<br />
Skattelettelsens størrelse beregnes<br />
i <strong>for</strong>hold til <strong>de</strong>n pågæl<strong>de</strong>n<strong>de</strong>s eller <strong>de</strong>nnes<br />
families mulighe<strong>de</strong>r <strong>for</strong> at betale skat.<br />
ÅLAND: Reglerne <strong>for</strong> <strong>de</strong>n maksimale<br />
egenbetaling <strong>for</strong> medicin og transport til og<br />
fra behandling er <strong>de</strong>n samme som i Finland.<br />
Ved sygdomsbehandling er <strong>de</strong>r en<br />
maksimal egenbetaling. Hvis patienten har<br />
betalt 1.500 FIM i løbet af et kalen<strong>de</strong>rår er<br />
<strong>de</strong>n efterfølgen<strong>de</strong> behandling gratis. Til <strong>de</strong>n<br />
maksimale egenbetaling medregnes også<br />
betaling <strong>for</strong> ambulant behandling og y<strong>de</strong>lser<br />
som er modtaget u<strong>de</strong>n <strong>for</strong> landskabet.<br />
Derimod medregnes bl.a. tandbehandling,<br />
behandling på af<strong>de</strong>linger, røntgen- og laboratorieun<strong>de</strong>rsøgelser<br />
ikke. Egenbetalingen<br />
kan fratrækkes i kommuneskatten.<br />
ISLAND: I <strong>de</strong>t nuværen<strong>de</strong> system refun<strong>de</strong>res<br />
egenbetalingen <strong>for</strong> personer i al<strong>de</strong>ren<br />
16-70 år, hvis <strong>de</strong>n i løbet af ét kalen<strong>de</strong>rår<br />
overstiger 12.000 ISK. Det samme<br />
gæl<strong>de</strong>r <strong>for</strong> børn un<strong>de</strong>r 16 år hvis egenbetalingen<br />
overstiger 6.000 ISK. For følgen<strong>de</strong><br />
grupper refun<strong>de</strong>res egenbetalingen hvis<br />
<strong>de</strong>n overstiger 3.000 ISK pr. år: Pensionister<br />
60-70 år med fuld grundpension,<br />
pensionister 70 år og ældre, handicappe<strong>de</strong><br />
og personer, <strong>de</strong>r har været arbejdsløse<br />
uafbrudt i 6 måne<strong>de</strong>r eller længere.<br />
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