Romania plans to switch from a state insurance healthcare system to a private one

Radical changes are being introduced into the Romanian healthcare system, transforming it from a state based health insurance scheme to one based on private insurance companies.

Under the proposals the National Health Insurance House, which runs the healthcare system, will be turned into a supervisory body which regulates private companies.

At present Romanians pay 5.5% of their income into a state insurance system, and their employers pay in 5.2%. The National Health Insurance House then …