{"id":41530,"date":"2024-01-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.11onze.cat\/?p=41530"},"modified":"2024-01-09T09:57:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T08:57:26","slug":"public-private-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.11onze.cat\/en\/magazine\/public-private-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Public vs private healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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All citizens of our country have the right to access public healthcare, which, despite its shortcomings, is considered one of the most efficient in the world. Even so, the collapse of primary care has meant that the number of users of private health services is increasing year after year. Iu Alemany, Director of Back Office and Customer Service at 11Onze, proposes some concepts, so we can continue a recurring debate.<\/b><\/h3>\n

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According to a <\/span>study<\/span><\/a> carried out in 2022 by the <\/span>IDIS<\/span><\/a> Foundation, <\/span>the private healthcare sector accounts for 29.4% of total healthcare spending in Spain<\/b>. This figure has risen to 33,398 million euros, representing 2.7% of GDP, which added to public-private collaboration totals 3.36% of GDP.<\/span><\/p>\n

The increased purchasing power of the population and long waiting lists have highlighted the advantages of private healthcare. Even so, the collapse of public healthcare and the large number of people taking out low-priced private health insurance just to access diagnostic tests, or for specialities such as dermatology, gynaecology or pneumatology, is also putting pressure on the private sector. As Alemany explains, “<\/span>with private healthcare you have direct access to the specialist, but appointments are not so immediate, and there are more and more waiting lists”.<\/b><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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