A 53-year-old man from the Grieskirchen district has to take tablets every day against his strong knee pain. According to the Chamber of Labor Upper Austria, a good nine months is already waiting.
“Our doctor has repeatedly emphasized that she unfortunately cannot do anything about the waiting time. The agreements for operations are granted in the hospital. If everything goes well, my brother will get a new knee joint at the end of June. We were ultimately forced to go to an election surgeon. Unfortunately we also have to pay the costs for the operation. 53 year olds.
“That is irresponsible”
“It is irresponsible that someone has so much pain for a long period of time and then an urgent necessary operation must also pay for themselves. A lot goes wrong in our health system,” says Ak President Andreas Stangl. Here he also sees state policy as a responsibility to significantly reduce waiting times for all insured persons and to put an end to medicines with two classes. “Health should not be awaiting income,” says Stangl. “
Source: Krone
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