This decree sets out the terms and conditions of access to healthcare benefits covered by universal health insurance, in accordance with articles 27 and 30 of law no. 2021-022 of October 18, 2021 instituting universal health insurance in the Togolese Republic.
Decree entrusting management of AMU to INAM and CNSS
The Council of Ministers has examined and adopted a first decree entrusting the management of universal health insurance to the Institut national d'assurance maladie (INAM) and the Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS). The law instituting universal health...
Decree setting out the terms and conditions for access to AMU healthcare services
Togo's Head of State, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, chaired the Council of Ministers on October 11, 2023. The Council examined seven draft decrees, four of which relate to Universal Health Insurance. This decree sets the terms and conditions governing liability,...

The National Health Insurance Fund will be able to protect patients’ interests more effectively
Seimas approved amendments to the Health Insurance Law, merging the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and five territorial funds into a single entity from July 1, 2025. The NHIF Director will also gain authority to impose minimum sanctions on medical...

US government program potentially saves Medicare program billions in pharma
In August, 2024 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid finalized negotiations to reduce the prices paid for 10 pharmaceuticals. Price negotiations with pharmaceutical companies focused on 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs. Medicare provides health insurance coverage for...
Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on introducing state health insurance
This Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 12.11.2020 No. PP-4890 is officially titled "On measures to introduce a new model for organizing the healthcare system and mechanisms for state health insurance in the Syrdarya region". This legal...
Law 23.661 National Health Insurance System
The National Health Insurance System is created with the main purpose of providing equal, integral and humanized health benefits, aimed at the promotion, protection, recovery and rehabilitation of health. It shall guarantee the beneficiaries of the Social Welfare...
Utilisation, out-of-pocket payments, and access before and after COVID-19 in Thailand
Thailand’s Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) is a public health insurance scheme that covers more than 70 percent of the Thai population and is funded through tax revenue. This study examined access to health care among Thai population under the UCS before and during...
Can people afford to pay for health care? 2021 WHO report on financial protection in North Macedonia
The report "Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on financial protection in North Macedonia" provides a comprehensive analysis of financial protection in the country's healthcare system. It examines the extent to which out-of-pocket payments create...

Azerbaijan’s Compulsory Health Insurance Fund continues massive awareness campaign about social health insurance
The State Agency for Compulsory Medical Insurance successfully implemented its 2024 Communication Strategy, holding 300 awareness events in public institutions, schools, universities, and religious communities. These efforts enhance transparency and access to MHI...
Utilisation of national health insurance program in urban Nepal
This study focuses on Nepal's adoption of a health insurance scheme to support universal health coverage. While various factors impact the program's performance, there is limited evidence on how these factors influence the insurance scheme in Nepal. The study aims to...
Law instituting universal health insurance in Togo
This law institutes universal health insurance (AMU) in the Togolese Republic. Universal health insurance is based on the principles of solidarity, equity, risk pooling, individual and collective responsibility and progressiveness, in order to guarantee all residents...

Togo announces 50% AMU coverage rate
The Universal Health Insurance (AMU) project, rolled out in January 2024, already covers 800,000 people. The announcement was made by the Togolese presidency on Thursday July 11, 2024. The Universal Health Insurance (Amu) project, rolled out in January 2024, already...

“Worrying” situation of social accounts according to Unocam
The French National Assembly's Social Affairs Committee has examined the bill to approve the Social Security accounts for 2023. Solicited by the Social Security Department, the Union nationale des organismes complémentaires d'Assurance maladie (Unocam) has submitted...

Deficit in healthcare establishments: The Ondam Alert Committee calls for action
The Comité d'alerte de l'Objectif national de dépenses d'assurance maladie (Ondam) has issued its opinion in which it analyzes the anticipated achievement of the Ondam for the previous year (2023) and deduces the consequences for compliance with the target for the...