Text file: 6549.txt
author: natali74
downvotes: 4
end consideration date: 2015-03-18
id: '6549'
number comments: 28
number views: 3591
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response from the Ministry of Health\nThe proposal to cover the costs of\
  \ laser correction of dioptre, astigmatism and other eye diseases that can be corrected\
  \ by this surgery under the compulsory health insurance is not acceptable for several\
  \ reasons. The most widespread eye disorders (dioptres and astigmatism) are successfully\
  \ corrected with spectacles. The latter are covered by compulsory health insurance\
  \ in the Republic of Slovenia up to a certain standard, but this is not the case\
  \ in some developed countries, where corrective spectacles are not covered by compulsory\
  \ health insurance. It is also important to note that not everyone who wears glasses\
  \ is suitable for laser correction, as this procedure requires a detailed eye examination\
  \ beforehand. However, there is no guarantee that dioptres will not reappear over\
  \ time after the operation. Moreover, to our knowledge, no country includes laser\
  \ dioptre corrections in the scope of compulsory health insurance entitlements.\
  \ At most, such operations can be covered by supplementary or extra-standard health\
  \ insurance.\n "
response date: 2015-07-29
response due date: null
sent date: 2015-02-17
title: Laser correction of eye abnormalities at the expense of the Health Insurance
  Fund
upvotes: 33
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/6549
