take care away from home, because many do it – Corriere.it

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A photograph of the phenomenon of healthcare mobility in our country. In some cases justified, in others it could be avoided. We talk about it in the Corriere Salute on newsstands for free with Corriere dell Sera on Thursday 15 June

We are publishing a preview of an article in the new Corriere Salute. You can read the full text on the free issue on newsstands on Thursday 15 July or in Pdf on the Digital Edition of Corriere della Sera

Almost 800,000 Italians, the year before the Covid pandemic broke out, traveled in search of hospitalization in health facilities outside their region of residence. Some have preferred to contact the services of the neighboring region because they are closer to their homes, while others have crossed two or more borders, grinding hundreds of kilometers between ups and downs for diagnosis, hospitalization and check-ups. Anyone free to choose where to be treated. The right to health not conditioned by the place of birth, domicile or residence. The point is another: to identify the real reasons that push patients to seek assistance away from home.

The Agenas analysis

The record levels of interregional health mobility achieved in the pre-Covid period therefore deserve attention. In the decade 2008-2018, according to an analysis published by the National Agency for Regional Health Services (Agenas), whose author was the engineer Francesco Bortolan, the economic volume of all health services provided outside the region (hospitalizations, visits, spa treatments , medicines, ambulance transport) went from 3.6 billion to 4.3 billion, with an increase of 19 percent (see also the graph on the right, ed). Each year, the region that provides health care is reimbursed by the citizen’s residence, which is responsible for paying for travel by car, train or plane and any accommodation. The tendency of citizens to take care of themselves outside the regional border is growing everywhere, both in the North and in the South, explains Domenico Mantoan, general manager of Agenas.

You can continue reading the article in Corriere Salute on newsstands for free on Thursday 15 July or in Pdf in the Digital Edition of Corriere della Sera.

July 13, 2021 (change July 13, 2021 | 9:30 pm)

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