Italian National Health Service

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The Italian National Health Service is Italy’s publicly funded universal healthcare system that provides comprehensive medical services to residents, largely free at the point of use.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national health service
public health system
universal healthcare system
abbreviation SSN NERFINISHED
administeredBy Italian regions
coPayment ticket system for some services and drugs
country Italy
decentralizationLevel high
eligibility Italian citizens
certain categories of foreign residents
legal residents in Italy
emergencyCare Accident and Emergency departments
emergencyNumber 118
financingSources general taxation
patient co-payments
regional taxes
fundingModel tax-funded
goal ensure essential levels of care throughout Italy
governedBy Ministry of Health of Italy NERFINISHED
hasComponent accredited private providers
local health authorities
public hospitals
healthcareCoverage universal
inception 1978
language Italian
legalBasis Law No. 833 of 23 December 1978 NERFINISHED
nativeName Servizio Sanitario Nazionale NERFINISHED
oversightBody Italian Ministry of Health NERFINISHED
pharmaceuticalCoverage essential medicines list
primaryCareProvidedBy general practitioners
pediatricians
principle care largely free at the point of use
equity of access
solidarity
universality
publicOrPrivate public
regionalPlanning regional health plans
replaced mutualistic health insurance funds
sector healthcare
serviceType hospital care
maternity care
mental health services
pharmaceutical services
preventive care
primary care
rehabilitation services
specialist care
shortName Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN) NERFINISHED

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Minister of Health of Italy oversees Italian National Health Service