On big thing in the news today was in El Periodico, and it was about a major change in healthcare that is about to take place. The Spanish healthcare system is loosing a lot of money and it is making it harder for Spain to recover. the bad economy is only making things worse, and there needs to be a change. Staring in April, there will be major reductions in healthcare and hospitals will be receiving a major cut. Doctors and nurses will be fired and the amounts of medications being prescribed will be limited. Medical services will need to be evaluated before being approved and there will me no more unnecessary surgeries.
This is a big deal because it will change how the whole system is working. They are slowly trying to get away from universal healthcare, and working towards a more private system. What these changes mean for the people, is that young and healthy people will be getting the most of it, while the old and sick are being pushed aside. The system cannot continue the way it is now, with the government paying for everyone's sicknesses.
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