Rheumatic diseases, Boldi: “Encourage application of law 38/2010”

“Rather than adding new rules, to protect those suffering from chronic diseases it would be enough to focus on the correct application of the existing ones, starting from Law 38/2010, which provides not only pharmacological assistance, but precise psychological and physiotherapy services and the necessary protection in the workplace “. This was stated by Rossana Boldi, vice president of the Social Affairs Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, during the online meeting ‘The invisible pain’ dedicated to the needs of patients with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis, organized by Anmar (National Association of Rheumatic Patients) with the support by AbbVie. “At the moment the law is applied only patchily – the deputy of the Northern League underlined – and it is necessary to ascertain how and why good laws are disapplied. In general, more precise and correct information is needed on rare diseases, even on the same doctors, so that they are more aware of how to act in these pathologies “.