In reply to reviews about some 600 medicines for persistent ailments that are nonetheless not coated by the island’s basic well being system (Gesy), despite the fact that this drawback has been beneath overview since March 2021, the Well being Insurance coverage Group mentioned that in 2021, the Medication Consultative Committee reviewed protocols referring to 70 modern medicines for 15 totally different ailments.
Moreover, in 2022, the Committee is scheduling the overview and the institution of one other 15 protocols referring to at the very least 18 medication. Moreover it’s famous that solely 16 requests so as to add new medicines to GESY haven’t been assessed, so claims about 600 medicines will not be true, the Well being Insurance coverage Group mentioned.