Glasses: Temporary solution given by EOPYY – How to compensate policyholders

More specifically, the Board of Directors of the Organization, taking into account the embarrbadment suffered by its policyholders due to the refusal of the Panhellenic Optics Union and optometrists to accept a legislative procedure – does it noted – decided:

1. the extension the power of execution of all electronic visual publications published or to be published in October, November and December 2018 from one to three months, to give policyholders a reasonable time to find the store of an optician who will accept compensation with the "payment certificate".

2. Problem Directive in all Regional Directorates of EOPYY receive claims for compensation of this expense with the necessary funds vouchersnamely: a) an electronic report, b) a proof of payment, c) the certificate of the optician's store, d) the presentation of the glbades purchased for the presentation, and e)voucher) for the months of October and November.

The parallel operation of the two systems, however, will not be extended to the new year, they point out. CNN Greece Agency sources.

This is why EOPYY is appealing to policyholders that they actively support the new procedure for granting and indemnifying optical items / glbades, recalling that:

a) The insured person is not required to advance the amount of the payment, as required by the procedure until 30/09/2018.

b) The insured is not obliged to contact EOPYY's regional offices to present the necessary supporting documents.

The board of directors of EKOYYY has also decided to recall the Panhellenic Union of Optics and Optometrists at a meeting, stressing that the Agency is in any event reserved for the exercise of any judicial remedy in favor of the rights of its insured. "The care and purpose of EOKYY and its Ministry of Health is to facilitate the task of citizens by simplifying the process, which is not at all the difficult operation of optician stores. Unlike the announcements published by the Pan-Hellenic Optics & Optometry Association, we note once again that:

• EOPYY has no outstanding debt vis-à-vis opticians. Since 2012 until the new procedure, compensation has been paid directly to the insured himself. All arrears are payable to EFCA.
• Regarding the reimbursement of opticians' stores, we underline that cash and reimbursement are guaranteed per month, as is the case for all health professionals working with the Agency.
• There are secure funds of € 50,000,000 to compensate for this service which, according to data from 2018, is considered sufficient.
• Offsetting coupons does not mean signing a contract with EOPYY. In this case, it is sufficient to create an electronic transaction code with EOPYY with only mandatory proof of the production of the legal operating licenses (see the EOPYY communication of 27/09/2018).

In view of the above, we call on optician stores to show confidence in this new process of law enforcement and above all service to the citizens, the ultimate recipients of their services ", concludes EOPYI.