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Table 3 Proposed distribution of contracted with EOPYY physicians

From: The introduction of Greek Central Health Fund: Has the reform met its goal in the sector of Primary Health Care or is there a new model needed?

Specialty/Health regions a

1 st

2 nd

3 rd

4 th

5 th

6 th

7 th

Total (proposal)

Total (current)

Deviation b

GPs

280

124

180

74

124

163

55

1,000 (14.3%)

420 (7.7%)

+580

Pathologists (internal medicine)

336

149

216

89

149

195

66

1,200 (17.1%)

1,246 (22.7%)

-46

Cardiologists

224

99

144

59

99

131

44

800 (11.4%)

842 (15.3%)

-42

Pediatricians

280

124

180

74

124

163

55

1,000 (14.3%)

206 (3.8%)

+794

Obstetricians/gynecologists

168

74

108

44

74

99

33

600 (8.6%)

569 (10.4%)

+31

Orthopedicians

112

50

72

30

50

64

22

400 (5.7%)

383 (7.0%)

+17

Other physicians (pathologists)

420

186

270

111

186

245

82

1,500 (21.4%)

1,650 (30.1%)

-150

Other physicians (surgeons)

140

62

90

37

62

82

27

500 (7.1%)

170 (3.1%)

+330

Total

1,960

868

1,260

518

868

1,142

384

7,000 (100.0%)

5,486 (100.0%)

+1,514

Per 1,000 population

0.64

0.50

+0.14

  1. aAllocation to health regions mainly on a catchment population basis.
  2. b“+”: new contracts “-”: breaking existing contracts.