The community features the system allowing pensioners to not having to pay in advance.

-In September will return to pensioners who have paid more since the implementation of Royal Decree

– currently contribute 10% of the cost up to a maximum of 8 euros per month to less than 18,000 euros per year income

– if they exceed that amount of income of 18,000 euros, the maximum monthly payable is 18 euros

MadridAugust of 2012- Health Minister Javier Fernández-Lasquetty, has presented the past Friday 17 document that, as of September one will prevent pensioners having to pay over the top established by law.

The Health Minister has explained the intention with this measure, it is to reassure the patient that you don’t have to pay anything more than established in the Royal Decree-Law 16/2012 of 20 April; that is a maximum of 8 euros per month for pensioners with annual income of less than 18,000 euros and a maximum of 18 euros for those who have a pension of more than 18,000.

For its part, pensioners with incomes equal to or exceeding the 100,000 euros will provide 60% of the price of the recipe with a maximum limit of 60 euros per month.

To Royal Decree establishes that returns can be made every six months the amounts advanced, the community of Madrid does not want pensioners to take so long to get their money back and also as of September one, who have paid more since the implementation of the decree will returni.e. the months of July and August.

The Counselor of health welcomed the collaboration of the College of pharmacists of Madrid and the region pharmacists who have given once again its collaboration and monitoring to implement this mechanism.

Patients may obtain the document of delivery in the health center. At the time of delivery, the professional of the Health Center completed the document including the data of the patient, the code contribution and the month of validity. This card is non-transferable and owned by the patient.

At the pharmacy the pharmacist will filling fields while the patient remove your medication with the price of treatment and the contribution of the pensioner until it reaches its maximum limit (8, 18, or 60 euros according to their income) and from there, the treatment is provide free of charge.

Within months of this format will be changed to another computer that warranty will continue to attach to the citizen on the amounts disbursed.