Reasons | Countries affected |
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Exclusion of many patients from public health coverage | Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal |
Extended freeze of inclusion of new products in the formulary | Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Portugal |
Exclusion of several products from formulary | Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Portugal |
Prolonged shortages of reimbursed medicines | Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal |
Long waiting lists in the public sector due to austerity measures (recruitment freeze of health professionals) | Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Portugal |