Life-saving Screening Tests to Become Mandatory with new Legislation [Video]

It seems that the focus is officially shifting to prevention in the health sector, as the government’s new legislation introduces several health changes, such as a facial recognition access control system, Economx reports, citing the Hungarian Gazette.

The regulation published in the Hungarian Gazette also amends health insurance legislation, according to which from June 13, 2023 the screening tests available under health insurance will be extended to include colonoscopy and rectal examination, and the following targeted screening tests will become mandatory:

• after a single negative screening test, cervical screening every three years, with particular attention to cervical lesions (cytology) between 25 and 65 years of age for public health purposes;
• breast screening every two years between 45 and 65 years of age for public health purposes, based on an X-ray examination of the soft tissue of the breast (mammography);
• colonoscopy and rectal examination for public health purposes every two years between the ages …