They have renamed it “the law of denied rights ”, the 26 of '91. It should help the Sardinian patients (thousands every year) who go away for surgery and treatment, it provides for the reimbursement of expenses to patients and their companions , but each case is a real battle . First of all, there are those who do not know that they can take advantage of this economic comfort, and incredibly when they have to face the ordeal of leaving they do not find operators who tell them.

Then there are those who are informed, but to get what they are entitled to, after having "bled dry" and sometimes gone into debt, they have to fight with an obtuse bureaucracy and interpretations that differ from ASL to ASL , which lead to unforeseen compensations or which do not cover all the expenses.

So many people give up on treatment.

Further details and insights in the article by Cristina Cossu on newsstands today and on the L'Unione digital app.

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