{"id":1858,"date":"2025-01-11T11:39:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T11:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/healthcare-premium-hikes-of-14-are-unacceptable\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T11:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T11:39:40","slug":"healthcare-premium-hikes-of-14-are-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/healthcare-premium-hikes-of-14-are-unacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare premium hikes of 14% are \u2018unacceptable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1258332\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9d8a16ff0cada92c0abcc3d1a95456b0_nosokomeio-idiot-320x200.jpg?v=1736544556\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9d8a16ff0cada92c0abcc3d1a95456b0_nosokomeio-idiot.jpg?v=1736544556\" alt=\"Healthcare premium hikes of 14% are \u2018unacceptable\u2019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9d8a16ff0cada92c0abcc3d1a95456b0_nosokomeio-idiot-960x600.jpg?v=1736544556\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos called on insurers on Friday to take back the 14% premium increases in lifelong health plans, as they are \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also announced that ELSTAT, in collaboration with the Bank of Greece, will create a new healthcare premium index to include lifelong as well as annual contracts. Theodorikakos stressed there will also be legislative intervention to strengthen competition and consumer protection, while insurers\u2019 commissions are also examined.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the issue of healthcare oligopoly is open for the Competition Commission, as its investigation which began in 2021 has not been completed yet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1258332\/healthcare-premium-hikes-of-14-are-unacceptable\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos called on insurers on Friday to take back the 14% premium increases in lifelong health plans, as they are \u201cunacceptable.\u201d He also announced that ELSTAT, in collaboration with the Bank of Greece, will create a new healthcare premium index to include lifelong as well as annual contracts. 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