thanks Rocca and Schillaci –

Breakthrough on the new tariff nomenclature whose entry into force, initially scheduled for April 1st, should be extended to January 1st 2025. A breath of fresh air for the sector of accredited private laboratories and centers compared to the cut in tariffs on tests and visits which reported for months. “We learn from an inter-ministerial working group at the Ministry of Health that following many months of waiting and fear, the application of the new Tariff Nomenclature for specialist outpatient clinics has been postponed until next January 2025”, announces Uap, Union of outpatient clinics and polyclinics in a note.

“This important decision demonstrates an awareness on the part of the Minister of Health Schillaci and the President of the Lazio Region, Francesco Rocca, and allows us to save not only public hospitals, but also affiliated private healthcare facilities, affiliated private laboratories and clinics , the private clinics and authorized affiliated hospitals, widely distributed throughout the national territory, as well as the 40,000 workers at risk of losing their jobs”, is underlined in the press release. “Italian healthcare, especially that of the regions of Southern Italy, in the recovery plan, can breathe a sigh of relief because it represents a victory above all for the protection of the health of the weakest groups and the chronically ill, because it allows us to continue to offer territory a quality service – concludes the note – The UAP thanks the commitment made in recent days especially by President Rocca, who has shown that he understands the real situation of the country and has fought to ensure that the best choices are made for the protection and safeguarding the health of Italian citizens”.