Staff of a pharmacy and drug store in Sham Shui Po allegedly claimed to the elderly that they could redeem medical vouchers with a 50% and 40% discount.
Community Organization Association Officer Lian Weiqiao described on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" today (20) that the abuse of medical vouchers is serious. I believe that more than two pharmacies in the district are lobbying the elderly to redeem the medical vouchers, urging the authorities to send mysterious customers or "Let the snake" step up the attack.
The association of community organizations recommends sending mystery customers or "snake-offs" to combat the abuse of medical vouchers.
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The government distributes medical vouchers to eligible elders every year, stating that they cannot be exchanged for cash.
However, earlier it was said that staff of pharmacies and drugstores in Sham Shui Po persuaded the elderly to redeem medical vouchers, claiming that they could redeem medical vouchers with a 50% and 40% discount.
Lian Weiqiao, secretary of the Community Organization Association, said that he has heard the elderly inform similar situations and believes that the relevant situation is common.
He said that the pharmacy staff will first check the balance of the medical voucher for the elderly. If the balance is found to be large, the elderly will be recommended to exchange for cash at a certain discount rate. medicine.
An elderly person complained to the Department of Health for a single TCM fee of up to 4,000 yuan
He also stated that abuses have been discovered since the launch of health care vouchers, but no one has been prosecuted in the past five years, believing that the authorities' ineffective supervision has made the abuse problem worse.
He said that the cost of a single Chinese medicine treatment for an elderly person was as high as 4,000 yuan. In the past, he had complained to the Department of Health about the suspected selling of expensive medicines.
He suggested that mystery customers should be set up, or the authorities should use "snake release" methods for supervision.
On the other hand, he thinks it is necessary to strengthen the publicity and education of the elderly. He has contacted many elderly people who do not know how to use consumer coupons or even how to receive them. In a disguised way, they are easily persuaded by pharmacies to commit illegal acts.
The government distributes medical vouchers to eligible elders stating that they are not redeemable for cash.
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The group advocates the establishment of medical vouchers for disability. It is recommended to refer to the amount of medical vouchers for the elderly to help the visually impaired to seek medical treatment. Private visually impaired persons advocate the establishment of disability medical vouchers to help reduce the financial burden. Accept the test and set up pneumonia medical voucher to assist the test
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