(edit title) Visiting doctor in Sweden Need to visit a doctor in Stockholm 6546846879876 Options

[skogsbo]

Then based on the same equation, then surely its not in Stockholm's interest to fund other areas of Sweden.Since obviously these areas are allowed to vary "this minim ... (show full quote)

Then based on the same equation, then surely its not in Stockholm's interest to fund other areas of Sweden.
Since obviously these areas are allowed to vary "this minimum standard if it can be justified" (aka not able to generate enough tax revenue to cover their living past their means or expectations). ... (hide full quote)

Byke, its quite clear you have no idea, who is funding who, so don't guess or presume. Given the huge amount of forest the state owns, perhaps the countryside is bankrolling Stockholm? Or the 6 or 7 million people NOT living in Stockholm?

[byke]

Another interesting fact is practitioner based costs are not kept on a central database, and require all payments to be cataloged manually through the use of receipts etc. Which can lead to patients who don't know the system properly paying more than the 1100:- per year if they have forgotten their stamp/receipt book.

Whereas I believe medicines and costs are kept on a central database.
However if you use medication that doesn't require a doctors prescription it is often cheaper to buy said meds without. But at the same time, these payments don't go towards your 2200:- annual cap.

Either way, I am glad for these extra costs as it helps pay for things in society which I may have no use for ... I cant wait to start paying extra taxes to go towards the TV license, even though I dont use it.

And while I may not use it, at least it will go towards shutting down places that have less value than the work they produce.

HEJA KIRUNA!

[MrGreen789]

Thank you all for the replays, I got an answer on my question.

[Bender B Rodriquez]

Another interesting fact is practitioner based costs are not kept on a central database, and require all payments to be cataloged manually through the use of receipts etc. Whi ... (show full quote)

Another interesting fact is practitioner based costs are not kept on a central database, and require all payments to be cataloged manually through the use of receipts etc. Which can lead to patients who don't know the system properly paying more than the 1100:- per year if they have forgotten their stamp/receipt book.

Whereas I believe medicines and costs are kept on a central database. ... (hide full quote)

It depends on your Landsting. Unlike pharmacies, the healthcare was never monopolized and centralized.

However if you use medication that doesn't require a doctors prescription it is often cheaper to buy said meds without. But at the same time, these payments don't go t ... (show full quote)

However if you use medication that doesn't require a doctors prescription it is often cheaper to buy said meds without. But at the same time, these payments don't go towards your 2200:- annual cap. ... (hide full quote)

Smells like BS to me.

[byke]

Smells like BS to me.

I actually have a medical condition which requires monitoring from a doctor and the use of pharmacy sourced tablets.
The tablets can be freely bought without a prescription, but have learnt that while my doctor often prescribes said medication - its actually cheaper for me to purchase said without prescription.

I believe this is in part due to a "prescription fee" - So while many more expensive meds can be cheaper with the use of prescriptions. Many of the lower end price brackets of drugs work out cheaper.

Here is an example :
Imagine you need to purchase some paracetamol (A small box).
Now while its a relatively low priced drug, it would be more expensive to purchase these if you had a prescription written by your doctor. I believe the additional cost relating to a prescription is approx. 75:-

So while prescription based drugs allow for reduction of costs in regards to standard retail prices.
The covering prescription fee offsets cheaper meds.

[Bender B Rodriquez]

I believe this is in part due to a "prescription fee" - So while many more expensive meds can be cheaper with the use of prescriptions. Many of the lower end price b ... (show full quote)

I believe this is in part due to a "prescription fee" - So while many more expensive meds can be cheaper with the use of prescriptions. Many of the lower end price brackets of drugs work out cheaper. ... (hide full quote)

No such thing as a prescription fee. Prices on prescription meds are set centrally by Tandvårds- och Läkemedelsförmånsverket (TLV), while pharmacies are allowed to set their own prices on non-prescription meds.
Over the year prices on non-prescription meds will consequently vary, while the prices on prescription meds only change a few times a year, so there are sometimes discrepancies, but on average the yearly surveys don't show much difference.

[byke]

Over the past 5, maybe even 7 years its been cheaper and still is cheaper to purchase the advised medication without a prescription. So if Läkemedelsförmånsverket have been inflating their prices to that higher than those pharmacies retail prices for such a long period of time, and also pre dating the monopoly break up of pharmacies ... Then their is clearly a discrepancy.

[byke]

... And clearly highlights another issue regarding the cap thats used to justify the 10,000:- worst case annual scenario for families requiring health care in Sweden.