The paradox of the Romanian health system - Patients whose rights are constantly violated don’t know how to defend themselves

Bucharest, 22th September 2016. In 1975, the rate of employment between mothers of infants was under 30%. Since then the number of working moms has grown to more than 50%, reaching a full 70% in 2014, studies show. While providing positive role models for...

Bucharest, 15th June 2016.MediHelp Romania (www.medihelp.ro), part of MediHelp International, conducted an internal study among women clients and potential clients who plan on giving birth this year, to see what options they are considering. Besides...

Lung cancer - the most costly form of the disease in the E.U                    Bucharest, 31st May 2016: In the lead up to World No Tobacco Day on 31st of May, 2016, MediHelp Romania (www.medihelp.ro), part of MediHelp International, the...

Generali Romania enters the international private health insurance area, in partnership with MediHelp International Accessing the new policies, the Romanian insured persons have access to over 425,000 medical clinics worldwide This insurance covers...

Ms. Florentina Fășie is now heading the first newly opened "CONCEPT SALES UNIT" for MediHelp International Bucharest, 25th April 2016. MediHelp Romania (www.medihelp.ro), part of MediHelp International, the Central Eastern Europe leader on the private...

Bucharest, 29th February 2016: MediHelp Romania (www.medihelp.ro), part of MediHelp International, the Central Eastern Europe leader on the private health insurance market, has appointed Mr.. Heribert Kailbach to manage the sales and marketing operations,...

Bucharest, 18th November 2015. MediHelp International, the leading private health insurance provider in Central Eastern Europe, welcomes the Romanian health system reform suggested by the members of the Cabinet led by Mr.Cioloș. "The decision comes when...

Bucharest, 4th of August, 2015: Out of 4.5 million workers with contracts officially registered with the Workforce Agency in Romania, 200.000 have a salary of 5,000 lei or above. This affords them the opportunity to make a wise choice regarding their...

Bucharest, 28th of May, 2015: For a net salary of 2,500 lei an employee has to pay 125 lei (5.5%) to access the healthcare package provided by the public system. For extra modest additional sum - 200 lei a month - anyone could easily get private medical...

Bucharest, 17th November 2014: The latest study concerning serious and fatal accidents at work in the European Union, published by ESAW (European Statistics on Accidents at Work), states that over 2.7 million serious accidents and almost 3,700 fatal...

Bucharest, 21st October 2014: In the context of an extremely deficient health system, that doesn’t always covers the needs of the population, private health insurances have become a more and more frequent choice for those who want qualitative medical...

2.5 million Euros/policy year – new maximum coverage limit for a health insurance plan, with the new MediHelp Superior Plan Bucharest, 8th September 2014: MediHelp International, the most important private health insurance provider in the CEE,...

Bucharest, 7th June 2014: A study conducted by MediHelp International, the leading private health insurance provider in CEE, shows which countries Romanians prefer for their medical assistance. Austria, UK and Germany are top 3 choices for consultation...

Bucharest, 30th June 2014: MediHelp International,the leading private health insurance provider in Central and Eastern Europe, has signed a partnership with Allianz Tiriac, member of Allianz Group, one of the most important providers of financial services...

- 92 fatalities/million inhabitants vs. an EU average of 52 fatalities/million inhabitants - Bucharest, 16th April 2014: The latest reports from the European Commission on Road Safety trends, statistics and challenges show that Romania is one of the...

Bucharest, 20th March 2014: Healthcare financing is a challenge in many countries, but especially in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. As documented by the World Health Organization (WHO), of the three neighbouring countries, Romania has the smallest amount...

Bucharest, 19th February 2014: In 2010 the population of Romania was 21.4 million, compared to 22.5 million in 1999. During the last decade the population has been gradually shrinking, more then in other countries in the EU. Romanian men and women have a...

Bucharest, 30th January 2014: A study made by the National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development in Bucharest shows that a number of demographic and health indicators analyzed for healthcare needs assessment reveal disturbing...

Bucharest, 9th January 2014: The latest official statements show that Romanian patients will now be treated in other EU countries from the, based on the new statutory benefits package, but with certain limitations. With the adoption of this initiative it...

Bucharest, 20th December 2013: The Romanian health system has a mix of compulsory and voluntary/private financial elements, but the private health insurance system is still very much in its infancy. Data on the number of people who choose private health...

Bucharest 11th December 2013:The latest statistics on medical salaries in Europe show concerning figures for Romania. According to the latest numbersfor the minimum and maximum wages for medical practitionersacross the EU, Romania ranks last. With a...

Bucharest, 13th November 2013: According to the World Health Organization, the health profile of Romania shows concerning figures for a number of adult medical risk factors such as raised blood pressure, tobacco use, prevalence of tuberculosis or maternal...

Bucharest, 5th November 2013: According to the 4th Edition of the European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2012, diseases of the heart and circulatory system (CVD) are the main cause of death in Europe, accounting for over 4 million deaths each year....

Bucharest, 30th September 2013: It has been estimated that over one-quarter of the global burden of cancer incidence occurs in Europe, out of which 15.000 are children and adolescents. Survival rates have improved to 80% with the latest treatments in...

Bucharest, 24th September 2013: The European Hospital and Healthcare Federation showed that Romania managed to increase the share of public spending on healthcare by 18.9 % between 1998 and 2008. However, this increase in the public healthcare system...

Bucharest, 20th August 2013: Recent research made by the World Health Organization concerning the amount of money invested in the Healthcare system by national Governments, shows that in Romania only 500 US dollars are spent per year for each citizen. This...

Bucharest, 7th August 2013:A recent study by the World Health Organization showed worrying statistics about access to quality medical equipment in Romania. Once again Romania is a long way from countries such as Germany, France, Italy or Spain when it...

Bucharest, 25th July 2013: Romania ranks far behind countries like Germany, France, UK and Spain when it comes to a significant indicator for health - life expectancy at birth. The last 20 years have brought an average increase of only 4 years of life...

Bucharest, 9th July 2013: The National Institute of Statistics (INS) shows that during 2012, more than 11 million Romanians travelled within the EU for holiday or business, but also to the USA, Asia or Africa. (This means a 2% increase from 2011) While...

Bucharest, 28th June 2013. As European Studies show that injuries are one of the most common causes leading to death in Romania, MediHelp International launches MediHelp Accident Cover, an insurance product with annual premiums starting at 50 Euro and...

Bucharest 26th June 2013: Thousands of cancer patients in Romania struggle every day to find the drugs their life depends on. The country has been facing a severe cancer-drug shortage over the last two years as more than 20 types of medicine, especially...

Bucharest, 30th May 2013: A research study conducted by The European Federation of Public Service Unions, as part of a Europe-wideproject, showed that approximately 3% of the Romanian doctors and 5-10% of the nurses emigrate each year. The most usual...

Bucharest, 17th May 2013: As a response to Eureko’s announcement to withdraw from the Romanian market, MediHelp International, the leading private health insurance provider in Central and Eastern Europe, announces it will step in and manage all active...

Bucharest, 1st April 2013. One of the largest research projects of its kind, the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 has revealed the world’s biggest health risks: high blood pressure is the most important risk factor, at a global level. Specialists from...

Bucharest, 15th April 2013: A research study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer from the World Health Organization shows that there were a total of 78,760 cancer cases newly-recorded in Romania in 2012. This puts Romania 10th, on the list...

Bucharest, 13th March 2013: A study conducted by Exact Cercetare și Consultanță, in collaboration with Link Resource and analyzed by MediHelp International shows how informed Romanians are concerning their mandatory health insurance. The results of the...

Just 200 RON – The difference between Romanian and International medical care Bucharest, 24th January 2013: 200 RON/month represents the difference between access to medical care in the public health system in Romania and admittance to the best medical...

Bucharest, 13th December 2012: According to a study conducted by MediHelp International and its foreign partners, the costs of treating serious illnesses abroad are much higher than the average annual earnings of the Romanian citizens. Thus, a patient is...

The question of the day: What are the differences between medical subscription and private health insurance?   Bucharest, 15th November 2012: The medical subscription market is valued at the moment at about 60 million Euros, while the private...

The Romanian Health System – An auto-destructive mechanism: Bucharest, 23rd October 2012: In the country that ranks first place in Europe concerning cervical cancer patients and 69th place in the world for the government’s spending on health per...

Bucharest, 18th October 2012: People who decide to give up smoking seem to be facing a whole other issue: weight gain of 5 to 10 kilos, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal and communicated to the Romanian market by MediHelp...

Bucharest, 3rd October 2012: MediHelp International announces a new partnership with The Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, Federation of the Autonomous Priories, one of the oldest knightly orders in the world. Starting September...

The conference held in Budapest was to announced the collaboration between MediHelp International and Telki Hospital. In the conversations held with the reporters, Mr. Zahal Levy, the President of MediHelp International, brought up the subject of health...

If you live to work it means you have an addiction. But don’t worry, it can be treated. Bucharest, 20th August 2012: Talking about discovering and healing new diseases, scientists from Northern Europe are taking icebreaking steps in tracing a new field...

Bucharest, 23rd July 2012: Our work and social commitments may be fuelling the obesity epidemic in modern societies, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology and communicated to the Romanian Market by MediHelp...

Bucharest, 11th July 2012: The European Society of Cardiology recommends jogging as one of the sports that can increase life expectancy. According to a study presented to the Romanian market by MediHelp International, the English researches prove that...

Bucharest, 25th June 2012: In 2012, 20% of Romanians intend to work abroad, 8% want to travel and 1% intends to study in another country, according to a CURS survey. Thus, after 11 years of continuous market and consumer behaviour research, MediHelp, the...

Bucharest, 11th June 2012: Eating chocolate is not only a pleasant habit, but also a healthy one, as shown by a study communicated in Romania by MediHelp International and its strategic partner, BUPA. According to the research published last month in the...

Bucharest, 28th May 2012: MediHelp Internationalannounces to the Romanian market the results of a study conducted by its strategic partner BUPA, on the impact that social networking may have on the human brain structure. According to the study, there is a...

Bucharest, 26th April 2012: With all the stress and strains of modern life, health insurance is now more important than ever. Buying a private health insurance may be challenging as there are many factors that one needs to take into account when choosing...

Bucharest, 24th April 2012: MediHelp International announces to the Romanian market the results of a study conducted by its strategic partner BUPA, on the cost of cancer. According to the study, thecost of diagnosing and treating cancer in the UK is...

Bucharest, 18 April 2012: MediHelp International, the leading private health insurance broker in Central and Eastern Europe, won the coveted award of Fastest Growing Distributor at the BUPA International Distributor Awards, held in Jordan. The awards...

Bucharest, 29th February: Starting in February 2012, MediHelp International, one of the leading private health insurance brokers in the region and the distribution manager for BUPA International in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary, has concluded a long-term...

Starting January 2012, The Public Advisors is the official PR agency of MediHelp International, the biggest private health insurance broker in South-Eastern Europe. The main goal of the Health & Beauty department of The Public Advisors, that will manage...

Bucharest, 24th February 2012: Daniela Gheorghe has joined MediHelp International as Business Development Manager, as of January 2012. With over 15 years management experience and more than 7 years in the healthcare industry, Daniela Gheorghe will be a...

Bucharest, 17th July 2016. From an HR professional’s perspective, summer provides a golden opportunity to mix up the workplace routine by providing unfettered access to outdoor activities — team buildings, picnics in the park, golf tournaments or...

Bucharest, 27th July 2016. Nowadays, one of the imperatives for any business is building a strong “culture of health” within the company – one that places employees’ health and well-being at the center of their work experience. The HR department...

Bucharest, 30th August 2016. Born between 1980 and 2000, millennials are one of the largest generation in history, of over 92 million people. Known for their self-centered personality and great interest in material goods, those who are now aged 25 to 35...

BUCHAREST, 31st October, 2016: In the past year, the majority of families closing an international health insurance plan have requested coverage for hospitalization, outpatient check-ups and medical tests, advanced imaging, maternity and annual preventive...

Bucharest, 30th of November, 2016. In 2016, the Romanian health insurance market has known a significant growth, thanks to the increased interest in this type of product. The main reason for this growth seems to be the need of eliminating the uncertainty...

BUCHAREST, December 22nd, 2016. According to a recent study conducted by SunLife, one of the most important providers of direct-to-consumer financial services, happiness seems to be one of the reasons why people invest in health insurance plans. The Cash...

BUCHAREST, 8th February, 2017. MediHelp România, part of MediHelp International, is expecting a sales growth of at least 35% in 2017, compared to 2016. „According to company data, 90% of the individuals who have requested health insurance in the past...

MediHelp Romania, part of Medihelp International, has appointed Mihaela Cojocaru to manage the progress of the commercial plans, starting February 2017. Having a 20 years’ experience in the insurance field, most in Sales, Underwriting or Operations...

Bucharest, 29th March 2017. MediHelp International (www.medihelp.ro), leader on the CEE health insurance market, present in Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria, announces its launching on the Polish market as MediSky (www.medisky.eu), starting this March. On...

BUCHAREST, APRIL 10TH, 2016. According to MediHelp Romania, part of MediHelp International, individuals who own an international health insurance plan and travel abroad during Easter vacation have chosen European capitals as their destination, during the...

Bucharest, May 30th, 2017. With Great Britain to exit the European Union during the next two years, MediHelp International, leader in the CEE international health insurance market, announces that Brexit will not disturb the procedure for accessing any...

Bucharest, 28th June 2017. MediHelp International (www.medihelp.ro), leader on the CEE health insurance market, present in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Poland (MediSky), joins forces with Lamp Insurance (UK) and the New Europe Surgical Academy (Germany)...

Bucharest, July 25th 2017. Considering that the incidence of skin cancer is constantly rising, with over 2 million new patients every year across Europe, MediHelp International announces that the NESACARD, the card for oncological funding launched in...

The analysis of the medical insurance market, performed by Deloitte at the end of 2017, brings up the concept of smart medical insurance as a development direction of the industry in 2018. This tendency was generated by the constant change in the...

A report from the National Diagnostic Institute shows that one in ten patients in Romania receives a wrong diagnosis. Moreover, one in six patients is afraid he/she might receive an incorrect diagnosis or an ineffective treatment plan,...

A study published by Eurostat in September 2017 shows that despite significant advances in the fight against cancer, this disease remains an important concern for EU countries, being the second most common cause of deaths on the continent. In...

Between the 15th and the 16th March 2018, the 2nd Excellence in Health Insurance conference was held in Vienna - a reference event in the health insurance industry. Within it, trends and challenges in the field were highlighted, the importance of...

MediHelp International runs during April – June 2018 a public information campaign on private health insurance and its importance in maintaining a healthy life. This information will be available in the waiting rooms of 300 clinics, clinics and...

According to a recent Gallup study, only 13% of employees are committed to their professional responsibilities, while the rest show a lower degree of motivation, which is negatively reflected in their work. Generally, a dedicated employee works with...

Insurance and recruitment specialists say that the Millennial generation believes that it is necessary for the labor offer to include an extra-salary package that contains important benefits, such as: work schedule flexibility, the possibility of working...

Gallup and other independent companies that have conducted various studies to identify factors that help employees to be motivated and performant at work. Research has revealed that 8 out of 10 employees are demoted, lacking the passion and desire to reach...

MediHelp International runs during the period of July - September 2018, an awareness campaign Do you have a trustworthy partner for your health? to signal the need for a healthy life. The purpose of the action is to draw Romanians' attention to the...

Specialists of the private health insurance market in the USA signal the fact that this industry registers a high degree of competitiveness. The trend is due to recently created companies, but also to the buyers’ behavior, which is influenced, among other...

According to the primary assistance report drawn up by the National Health Insurance Fund, more than 17 mil. Romanians are registered on the lists of family doctors (77,02 % of the country’s population in 2015). Among them, 85,80 % live in the urban...

According to the latest UN statistics, between 2017 and 2050, the population of Romania will decrease by 17%. According to the National Institute of Statistics, on 1 January 2018, the resident population in Romania numbered 19,524 million people, and in...

In 2018, MediHelp International continued its development strategy by strengthening its international presence in Hungary and Poland. At the national level, the company recorded a 35% increase in the new customer portfolio by the end of October, mainly due...

In 2018, more and more insurance companies in Romania have included health insurances in their service portfolio and have launched new plans or have developed and improved the existing ones. Most private health insurance solutions cover the territory of...

In 2018, some research has been published that has shown that over 1,000 children are born annually in Romania with a congenital heart malformation, a rate of 8-10 children per 1,000 newborns. Equally, scientists identified 4,000 birth defects ranging from...

MediHelp International joins the campaign “#wedonateforthefuture” within the Global Money Week 2019 International Event, during 25 March - 31 March 2019 and continues the efforts to engage actively and consistently in the activities of the community it...

Between 19th and 21st of March 2019, the "Global Health Insurance" international conference took place in Prague where MediHelp International was represented by President Zahal Levy - as speaker and facilitator - and by Lorena Ionescu - Head of Customer...

The European Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) entered into force on 1 st of October 2018, generating a series of changes in the industry, due to the new regulations on how insurance services are being promoted internationally. One of the main...

The private health insurance market is on the upward trend due to its accessibility versus the population’s living standard. More and more Romanians are aware of the importance of their access to private health insurance, which provides them both...

Medical conditions strongly impact the life of each person. The evolution of medicine and technology in the field provides control over these delicate moments by developing mechanisms designed to maximize a person's chance of healing. Such an instrument is...

MediHelp International – the most important private health insurance provider in Central and East Europe, has appointed Atilla Dér in the position of Corporate Sales Director of MediHelp International, starting June 2019. The impressive experience gained...

Consumer trends in our country have diversified in recent years due to the fact that Romanians are approaching the social level and standards of the West. Regarding this trend, the market for private health insurance is no exception, enjoying a growth of...

Electronic cigarettes are more and more popular in our country, being considered a healthy alternative to tobacco cigarettes. However, the use thereof is opposed to directives of public health institutions, which state that these are harmful devices.  A...

MediHelp Internațional, the greatest provider of health insurances in Central and Eastern Europe launches the Light Plan for coverage of a diagnosis of cancer. This plan is developed to offer patients access to the best oncologists at national and...

The increasing interest of Romanians for medical services to the highest standards is turning the private health environment into an increasingly attractive alternative. The professional level of the doctors, the hygiene conditions, the higher degree of...

MediHelp International, one of the most important providers of private health insurance in Central and Eastern Europe, aims to increase the sales of private health insurance by 20% by 2020 and to implement a strategy of selling them online, in the context...

During the last years that have past, the medical field became more and more dynamic, providing patients with the chance to benefit from innovating opportunities for diagnosis and treatment.  The evolution and technological integration in the medical...

MediHelp International private health insurance, offered in partnership with Generali Global Health, does not undergo changes in coverage in the case of Coronavirus disease, although pandemics are considered exclusions by insurers. All persons who have...