President Klaus Iohannis recently said that the Government has poorly implemented the health card program. He’s seen thousands of people standing in lines.

“It is a public scandal,” he said.

The health card has become the instrument to validate and reimburse medical services provided by the basic package covered by Romania’s state as of May 1.  However, family doctors have complained that the card activation was difficult and lengthy, and consultations lasted over an hour.

Pharmacies didn’t issue prescription drugs for the children whose parents refused or hadn’t received the card. Elsewhere, people were denied hospital admission, and surgeries had to be postponed, as patients did not have their health cards yet.

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