Overview

Patients treated in government hospitals are charged according to a tariff called the Uniform Patient Fee Schedule (UPFS), which sets a tariff according to:

• The level of hospital providing the treatment.
• The category of medical staff providing the treatment.
• The income of the patient.
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Only full-paying patients are charged the full UPFS fee. Patients who receive social pensions or who are formally unemployed may receive some hospital health services free of charge. Other patients are partially subsidized depending on their income.