Recipients of reimbursements for medical expenses / Specialist doctors 2013–
NIT129B
Theme
Illness / Reimbursement of medical expenses
Data content
The insured person receives reimbursement from the National Health Insurance scheme for part of the fees charged by doctors in private practice for examinations and treatments provided.
The statistics on specialist doctors' fees reimbursed from the National Health Insurance scheme include
- Number of persons who have received reimbursement for fees charged by a specialist.
- Number of reimbursed visits to a specialist. The number also includes the
number of medical statements and of renewals of prescriptions (not renewals
via a pharmacy).
- Amounts in euro of the fees charged for visits to a specialist and
of the reimbursements paid for them.
- Reimbursement percentage. The figure indicates the percentage share of the
doctors' fees charged which is reimbursed to the insured person from the
National Health Insurance scheme.
- Ratio costs (=fees charged) per visit.
Variables and classifications
- Medical specialties. A specialist is included in the statistics for the specialisation
for which he/she has most recently been updated in Kela's register on health care personnel.
The data on doctors' areas of specialisation are based on information obtained
from the Finnish Medical Association. The classification of medical specialties
was revised in 2013. Data compliant with the old classification can be obtained from the
report 'Recipients of reimbursements of medical expenses/Specialist doctors 2006-2012.
- Reference period. The variable states the year during which the reimbursements
for specialists' fees which the statistics refer to have been paid out.
- Geographical focus. Municipality is the smallest regional unit used, and larger units
are formed from it. The data on municipality is based on the municipality of residence of the persons
who have received reimbursement for doctors' fees. Data on reimbursements for doctors' fees are included
in the statistics for a certain municipality for the persons who had the municipality in question as
their municipality of residence at the end of the statistical reference year.
Statistical reference period
Annual data available from 2013 onwards.
Updating frequency
Annually updated in January.
Data source
Kela Statistical registers
(total material) produced from the benefits system for reimbursements of medical expenses.
Additional information
Additional information on reimbursements for medical expenses is available
at www.kela.fi under Our Services » Sickness »
Medicine expenses
and at the same address under About Kela » Statistics » Statistics by topic »
Reimbursements for medical expenses.
Contact information
Kela, Statistical Information Service
E-mail: tilastot@kela.fi