In 41.7% of families at least
one person goes without medical services during the course of a
year due to long waiting lists or prohibitive costs, research
institute Censis said in a report published Tuesday.
Each year Italians spend over 500 euros per person for
private health care, or 18% of total expenditure on health,
Censis added.
This compares to 7% in France and 9% in Britain, the study
said.
Some 53.6% of Italians now paid for many of the services
that were once covered by the national health service out of
their own pocket, the report found.
In addition Censis said three million Italians were not
self-sufficient, with a cost to families of roughly 10 billion
euros per year.
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