Comments on: Italian health care system vs. the US health care system

By: Francesca Bezzone

Francesca Bezzone — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 12:42:53 +0000

In reply to Salvo.

On average, the north has better structures, but of course not everywhere. Cuts to the health system has certainly penalized the whole nation, but the South appear to have suffered particularly. This does not mean, Salvo, that the healthcare system in the South is not good. It is. Just that, as many people from the South can testify (I was having this very conversation with friend from Sicily, for instance), there may be areas in the South were the healthcare system is just not as efficient. This isn’t me stating it out of the blue, unfortunately. At the same time, there are incredible excellencies in the South, like the Cotugno in Naples, which has been working fantastically during the current Covid-19 epidemic.

By: Salvo

Salvo — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 23:45:31 +0000

Health care is better in the north than in the south ? In your dreams maybe . It’s defiantly not always the case .

By: Marco

Marco — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:50:02 +0000

the waiting lists in Italy however also go according to the priorities indicated by the general practitioner but from a maximum of 24/48 hours for emergencies (it changes from region to region, for example from me if the doctor prescribes you the urgency go directly to the hospital without booking while you are in emilia romagna you book and give you an appointment within 48 hours of booking) and arrive up to 180 days for specialist visits without priority (logically there are other times between these two bands) and in any case it has been stated that if you have an appointment beyond the maximum time indicated by the doctor (even if on the waiting list, however, they must give you the appointment I was the maximum preset by the urgency given by the doctor) you can go privately to the hospital and the cost difference from tiket to Private visit is charged to the health system