Nearly one in ten Italians go
without medical treatment for economic reasons or due to the
long wait, the 2015 report from the Civic observatory on
federalism in health care produced by Cittadinanza attiva and
the Tribunal for patients' rights said Tuesday.
Over 58% of Italians among the 26,000 who turned to the
tribunal in 2015 had difficulty accessing medical services
beacuse of long waiting lists and 31% due to the prescription
charge.
Most complaints concerning waiting time were registered in
Calabria, Friuli, Liguria, Marche, Sicily and Veneto.
In southern regions 11.2% of Italians relinquish medical
treatment or examination for economic reasons or due to the
wait.
In the centre the percentage fell to 7.4 while in the north
it was 4.1.
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