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Surfing tra SSN e spesa privata: impatti sui tempi di attesa dei ricoveri oncologici

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  • Antonio Giampiero Russo
  • Walter Bergamaschi
  • Francesco Longo

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Questo studio indaga se il cosiddetto ?surfing? tra il Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN) e la spesa privata possa ridurre i tempi di attesa per i ricoveri oncologici, minando il principio di equità nell?accesso alle cure.L?obiettivo è verificare se, nonostante il mix tra spesa pubblica e privata, il SSN riesca a garantire equità di accesso e presa in carico globale per percorsi di cura critici, come gli interventi chirurgici oncologici, dove i tempi di attesa possono avere un impatto significativo sugli esiti clinici.Lo studio si concentra su una coorte di 41.408 ricoveri oncologici programmati nel periodo 2022-2023, e analizza leprestazioni diagnostiche preoperatorie necessarie per l?inserimento in lista d?attesa chirurgica, erogate in regime SSN, o privato (distinto fra erogatori pubblici o privati accreditati che operano sia in regime pubblico sia di solvenza ed erogatori privati autorizzati che operano solo in regime privato). L?analisi evidenzia che il 68,4% delle prestazioni preoperatorie è stato erogato in regime SSN, il 12,1% in regime di libera professione intramuraria o ricorrendo all?area di solvenza degli erogatori pubblici o privati accreditati e a contratto per il SSR, e il 19,5% a pagamento diretto dai pazienti o tramite assicurazioni private verso erogatori solo autorizzati e che svolgono esclusivamente attività privata, con una maggiore incidenza del ricorso alla solvenza nelle strutture private accreditate rispetto a quelle pubbliche.I risultati mostrano che i pazienti che accedono privatamente a tutte le prestazioni preoperatorie hanno un vantaggio in termini di tempi di attesa rispetto a quelli che accedono solo al SSN, mentre i pazienti che fanno ?surfing? non sembrano avere vantaggi significativi. Il sistema sembra quindi mantenere, nel complesso, un profilo di equità accettabile, con limitate distorsioni nei tempi di attesa complessivi.Il lavoro conclude che il ricorso alla solvenza ha un impatto limitato sui tempi di attesa per i pazienti oncologici, pur evidenziando la necessità di regolamentazioni più rigorose per garantire l?equità di accesso alle prestazioni preoperatorie critiche.

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  • Antonio Giampiero Russo & Walter Bergamaschi & Francesco Longo, 2024. "Surfing tra SSN e spesa privata: impatti sui tempi di attesa dei ricoveri oncologici," MECOSAN, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2024(129), pages 109-128.
  • Handle: RePEc:fan:mesame:v:html10.3280/mesa2024-129oa18976
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