Universal health care

Greeks spent 5.9 billion euros out of pocket for medical services in 2022, when the public spending was €10.9 billion.

This puts Greece at the bottom of the EU rankings, with state healthcare expenditure at 61.8% of total health spending, but at the top of the rankings in private health expenditure at 33.4%.

Expenditure through private insurance was limited to €712.4 million.

The Ministerial Decision defining the terms, conditions and procedure for the possibility of private practice for doctors, dentists and medical specialists of the National Health Service signed by the Minister of Health , Adonis Georgiades and the Deputy Minister of Health, Marios Themistocleous.

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) provides individuals with access to emergency and urgent medical or dental care while traveling for tourism, study, or work. It is valid across all European Union member countries, as well as in Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Serbia, and North Macedonia.

The Minister of Health emphasised growth in public expenditure in healthcare

The distribution of High-Cost Drugs by the National Organization for Health Care Provision (EOPYY) will begin in the coming days, putting an end to the inconvenience and queues

Two medical diagnostic clinics in the northern port city of Thessaloniki charged insured clients unauthorized extra fees for tests prescribed by their doctors, an investigation revealed on Thursday.

The time has come for the Greek government to develop a national health strategy. In fact, it's long overdue.

Six in 10 patients say they don't feel their care plan is organized around all of their health and wellness needs, describing an outpatient care system that does not ensure continuity in care, according to the conclusions of the pilot phase of a study by the Health Services Organization and Evaluation Laboratory of the University of Athens in collaboration with the Organization for Quality Assu

More than 100,000 health care workers have completed their two-day-long work stoppage, while Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has pledged to enhance a series of measures called the "White Reform" to end violence in hospitals and improve working conditions.

The appointment of party cronies with no experience in running a healthcare facility to the management of the country's hospitals is prompting an overhaul of the evaluation system.