Greek doctors charge patients in protest over unpaid bills
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Private doctors working with Greece's largest state-run healthcare provider have started charging their patients, in protest at the organisation's unpaid bills.
A doctors' association said the action against the provider EOPYY started yesterday and will last at least five days. Pharmacists launched a similar protest at the weekend, refusing to hand out prescriptions from the insurer.
The demonstrations come as Greece's coalition government is preparing a new round of cuts, worth at least €11.5bn (£9bn) for 2012-13, demanded by the country's international lenders.
AP
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