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tagged: doctors, facts, February 7 11 2011, Greece, health insurance, IKA, IKA book, new regulations, pharmacists, reform, strikesGreek Insurers lash out at IKA manager – Pensioners fight against each other (video)
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society
Tension prevailed this morning with aging pensioners fighting against each other and other insurers lashing out at the general manager of Greece’s biggest Social Security Fund, IKA. Rovertos Spyropoulos made an inspection visit at the Nea Ionia branch, a suburb in western Athens, but the people standing long queues started to shout at him. Many insurer, elderly in the majority, had gone there since 5 in the morning to book a doctor appointment. With the nerves blank and blood pressure really high, some older pensioners even fought against each other.
The torment of IKA insurers has reached unprecedented dimensions after the week long strike of Greek doctors as more than 500,000 appointments had to be cancelled. Furthemore the newly instroduced system of insurers’ service does not seem to run properly.
Chronic-ill insurers remain without prescription medication for more than tow months, and the next appointments with doctors are scheduled 6 weeks later.
Rovertos Spyropoulos tried to appease the angry spirits but advising the people to go home and get an appointment via 3-digit telephone number <184>, a central service line booking IKA appointments. Apparently Mr Spyropoulos has never tried to use this number, as the average waiting time on phone is 2+ hours.
He describted as “logical” the long waiting due to “work overload” and predicted that the hassle will end up in 10 days.
Meanwhile, Fasten your seat belts and stay alive! You fly an old third world airplane!
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Video: Aging insurers fight with each other
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