The new co-payments system has been functioning since July 1 and it is now clear that: Pensioners with an income below €18,000 pay 10% toward the cost up to a maximum of €8 per month. Pensioners with an income above €18,000 but below €100,000 pay 10% toward the cost up to a maximum of €18 per month. Pensioners with an income above €100,000 pay 10% toward the cost up to a maximum of €60 per month. Non-pensioners with an income below €18,000 pay 40% toward the cost with no maximum. Non-pensioners with an income above €18,000 but below €100,000 pay 50% toward the cost with no maximum. Non-pensioners with an income above €100,000 pay 60% toward the cost with no maximum. Your … [Read more...] about Disentangling Spain’s new medical prescription co-payment process
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New co-payment scheme for Spanish medical prescriptions
This is the information we are aware of at the time of writing. On July 1 a co-payment system for prescriptions in Spain was introduced. Everyone now has to make a contribution towards the cost of medical prescriptions in Spain according to their income. This new co-payment system is being implemented in two stages: Stage 1 From July 1 anyone given a prescription in Spain should notice that it will include the percentage of the cost of the medication that they have to pay. This percentage will be taken from information about your income obtained from the annual resident tax declaration (IRPF). Anyone with an income greater than €18,000 a year will have to pay half the cost of the … [Read more...] about New co-payment scheme for Spanish medical prescriptions