Councilwoman Susan Hernandez warns that the chronically ill, cancer and those on hemodialysis is going to be affected by a new copayment Government of Spain, to which must be added the cuts adopted earlier this year by the Ministry of Health, by non-emergency transportation by ambulance
The socialist mayor Susana Hernandez defend a motion in Parliament tomorrow Thursday asking the PP city to urge the Department of Health Management and Murcia Health Service not to apply in the ambulance copayment announced by the Ministry of Health, and is restored ambulance as it was before the cuts.
Two months ago, recalls Hernández-denounced that were left out of this provision to chronically ill cancer and those who need hemodialysis and need to go to their treatments often or daily, as in the case of patients with cancer.
Now the situation-denounces-PSOE mayor has been compounded with the proposal of the Ministry of Health to introduce a new co-payment for non-emergency ambulance transfer of these patients to be paid five euros each way if you want to continue using this health service .
"It is an unfair and arbitrary, coupled with payment telecare, home care, respite care and day stays applied by the PP of La Glorieta, besides the cost of medication and the rise of electricity, water, bus, food , trash, among other issues, will sink deeper into poverty those who are faring worse, "he concludes.
Source: PSOE Murcia