The association representing patients met with the Ministers of Health and Social Security (Etienne and Romain Schneider) and provided a report of issues that require clarification.
A key issue, as explained to Minister of Social Security Romain Schneider, is ambulatory care. Those who have to be operated on in an ambulance have to pay for part of the medications prescribed to them. However, if they remained in hospital, the CNS (National Health Fund) would take over the entirety of those costs.
Michèle Wennmacher, of the patients' association, also claimed that ambulance taxis are a significant issue due to the lack of tariffs. Some patients receive horrendous bills that are difficult to predict in advance.
One woman who contacted the association also alerted them to the fact that there is not a list of accessible practices in Luxembourg, which is required for people in wheelchairs. The association consequently proposed the idea to the minister.
