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...

Tariff increases for healthcare facilities
The French government has just announced an increase in hospital tariffs for 2024. The aim is to support the recovery in activity in healthcare establishments and meet the population's healthcare needs in a context of inflation. The rates invoiced to the Assurance...

Cambodia’s central registry enhances access to social services
Cambodia is advancing its efforts toward universal health coverage by implementing a central registry that links various social health protection programs, improving access to essential services for citizens.Cambodia is addressing challenges in its social health...

World Health Organization supports Indonesia’s national health insurance expansion
The end of biennium results report 2022-2023 showed the significant outcomes of national health insurance expansion in Indonesia and highlighted contribution of Word Health Organization (WHO) in support this transformation. Since 2014, Indonesia has introduced a...

Health insurance is essential, but too much can rack up prices: Ministry of Health
The Singapore government is reviewing current health insurance schemes. The review indicated a rise of hospital bills and health insurance claims and needs to strike a balance between adequate coverage and cost control. According to the Insurance Asia, Singapore...

Nearly 40 new medicines to be reimbursed to patients from early 2023
Each year, dozens of new medicines are added to Lithuania’s reimbursable list, ensuring patients receive modern treatments. Faster inclusion is enabled by quicker evaluations and more efficient use of the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (CHIF), improving access to...
Impoverishment from out-of-pocket healthcare payments before Ghana’s health insurance scheme
The article examines the impoverishing effects of out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare payments in Ghana before introducing the national health insurance scheme. Using data from the Ghana Living Standard Survey 5 (2005/2006) and two poverty lines ($1.25 and $2.50 per capita...
Can provincial-pooling of urban and rural resident basic medical insurance improve the health performance of migrant population?
This study aims to explore the impact of provincial-pooling of basic medical insurance on the health performance of migrant population and analyze the mediating role of social integration. And calls for accelerating the promotion of provincial-pooling of basic medical...
Proposed redesign and restructuring of the national health insurance scheme
The report reviews Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), established by Acts 650 (2003) and 852 (2012), highlighting its success in providing affordable healthcare to millions while identifying key challenges threatening its sustainability. Despite...
Law of the Kyrgyz Republic On health insurance of citizens in the Kyrgyz Republic from October 18, 1999 No. 112
Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On health insurance of citizens in the Kyrgyz Republic" was originally adopted (signed) on October 18, 1999 under No. 112. It was approved by the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) of the Kyrgyz Republic and signed by the President of the Kyrgyz...

Azerbaijan and Turkey extended the Memorandum of Understanding signed between their health insurance agencies
Mr Zaur Aliyev, Chairman of the Executive Board, State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance of Azerbaijan, visited Ankara, Turkey, on June 12-13 and met with Dr Raci Kaya, Chairman of State Security Council of Turkey, where they extended the Memorandum of...