YLE: Finland raised reimbursements for private medical care, to almost no effect

THE GOVERNMENT of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) has spent tens of millions of euros in taxpayer money to raise the reimbursements paid to private medical practices by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela), reports YLE.

The reimbursements were raised from 8 to 30 euros per appointment at the beginning of the year in an attempt to encourage the use of private services and shorten waiting times in the public sector.