I was told today in the pharmacy that this is the last day that insurance prescriptions will be written.

Does this mean that a reciprocal agreement will exist throughout Europe that Greeks will have to pay full price.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings.

Unfortunately I see even more activity on the cost of living thread.

Alistair

The  pharmasists  are owed by the government  63  million euros, kathemarini news  last  year  reported it.

I find  the on line  paper to be  most  innacurate at times.

I caught them out twice by reports ,  over exaggerated reports  that an earthquake  occured  scaling  4.2, and another on a different day  was reported  off Skiathos  measuring  3.8.

I went on to  the  earthquake site and checked it out ,  no  reports on any  big  quakes at all,  and none  in  Greece.

I  find  Kathemarini  to be a scare mongering  paper,  the reports   incite  trouble and  untruths,  innuendos and  false  prophecies,  but  that  is my opinion.

Our  village pharmacy  was closed today,  so there must be a strike on..!!

Strike on May 23 and stop EOPYY decided to credit the officers of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association, responding to non-payment of debts of the organization to reach 270 million and liabilities of insurance funds in 2011 amounting to 250 million.
According to Mega, as was known, said EOPPY inability to directly pay his debts, and OGA does not give him money from the day membership of the body while the IKA had to freeze pensions for 130 million euros earmarked for pharmacists.
The President of the National Pharmaceutical Association Theodore Adams notes that the collapse EOPYY helpless by the state and that 92% of Greek policyholders left without medical care, saying that pharmacies can not withstand the weight.
The President of EOPYY Gerasimos Voudouris he stresses that the new proposal Pharmaceutical Association to provide 50% of debts by next Monday to serve the beneficiaries and the remainder by the end of the month.
The Honorary President of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association Dimitris Vagionia refers to budget 800 million euros by the end of the year, saying the EOPYY owes 540 million and our "mock"-as-emphasized.
At the same time, after a week, the electronic prescription system continues to function poorly, despite assurances that the company has undertaken the work that Wednesday would be placed in full operation.
The CEO of Electronic Government Social Insurance Vlassis Sfyroera talks about pilot stage in Monday by the system yesterday, saying that from next Monday will be back in operation, and even upgraded.
However, the weaknesses of the electronic prescription system that could not bear the weight of the increased number of prescriptions has brought to their limits contracted doctors, who are from last week to prescribe manuscripts.

http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=15427&subid=2&pubid=112865094

Our  village is  many miles away from IKA,  I fear for the elderly with no transport.

Unfortunately, with the EU holding back the next installment of the loan (breaking the loan agreement so therefore it could be argued to be void) until the elections it's a big problem.

Latest on  IKA and  medication.

We had to go  and get medication  Tuesday, we were told by the doctor  we have to pay full price.

The  pharmacist  told us  we have to produce  forms  of medication to  IKA within one week only ,  as that is the time frame.

Take your forms  from pharmacy to IKA,  take also your bank book and passport,  IKA will pay  into your bank account the money owed to you for medication.

We have fully paid  NI contributions in the UK in the past,  now we pay twice for our  medication in this country and UK.

We get  free prescriptions  in the UK.

The only reason  I suspect that  IKA want  our bank book, is to see how much money  we have to try to catch the tax evaders,  another government  ploy .

We  go to  IKA on  Friday  to see what is what ,  I will let  you all know  the experience ,  another  flask and  sarnies  job I bet..!!

Binx wrote on 07. Jun 2012 at 00:06:
You can claim the money back no?