Lena Hallengren, the Social Democratic Party's group leader in the Riksdag, says the possibility for online doctors to charge via a piece-rate model according to the out-of-county compensation should be removed. According to Hallengren, the Social Democrats think the out-of-county fee should be abolished. The proposal comes amid an investigation by Ekot called 'Nätläkarna,' though the specific issues or findings that prompted this statement have not been detailed.
It is unclear how many online doctors currently use the piece-rate model under out-of-county compensation. What alternative payment models are being considered or proposed to replace the out-of-county fee remains unknown. The timeline or legislative process for potentially abolishing the out-of-county fee has not been specified.
We think the out-of-county fee should be abolished.
Views from other political parties or stakeholders on this proposal have not been reported.