Informal payments for maternity health services in public hospitals in Greece
Health PolicyPublished 12 November 2012
Δάφνη Καϊτελίδου, Christina S. Tsirona, Petros Galanis, Όλγα Σίσκου, Philipa Mladovsky, E. Kouli
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There is a large black economy in the field of obstetric services, as 74.4% of women who used public maternity services had to pay under-the-table payments corresponding approximately to the net salary of an intern physician.
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There is a large black economy in the field of obstetric services, as 74.4% of women who used public maternity services had to pay under-the-table payments corresponding approximately to the net salary of an intern physician. There is a need for the state to adopt innovative strategies and mechanisms in order to reduce informal payments for obstetric services in the public sector.
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