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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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