Articles: Health
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Italy’s troubled healthcare system
The Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN)
The SSN, founded in 1978, was created with the aim of providing the entire population of Italy with efficient and uniform healthcare. Citizens and expat residents are entitled to free or low-cost healthcare, but in recent years the system has been struggling to keep the population healthy amid budget cuts, rising drug prices, and an ageing population.
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Choosing international health insurance
Broker vs. Agent
When looking for international medical insurance, you will quickly realise that there are many different providers to choose from, and that they all offer a variation of plans which may all sound very interesting. This can all be rather confusing, so how do you go about choosing the right coverage for you and your family from all these offers?
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Italian healthcare
An introduction
The basic principle of the Italian health system is that health is a the fundamental right of everyone. It is not only the fundamental right of all people, it is also regarded as public interest of the state and is protected with the help of the SSN ( Servicio Sanitaris Nazionale).
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