The National Health Insurance Act was established to improve citizen's health and social security by providing health insurance benefits, covering diagnosis, medical treatment, rehabilitation, prevention and promotion services. This document is an updated version of...
This document provides an overview of national health insurance and long-term care insurance systems in the Republic of Korea, along with their development. It outlines key features such as contribution rates, co-payment structures, benefit packages, and payment...
This law, promulgated on August 31, 2015, states in Article 1: " A public administrative establishment is created, with legal personality and financial autonomy, called the Universal Health Insurance Fund, abbreviated CAMU. " The law stipulates that CAMU is placed...
On June 27, 2014 the President of the Republic of the Congo promulgated the law instituting a universal health insurance scheme that " covers access to health services in the public and private sectors for the benefit of the insured and their dependents, with the...
Oman is set to launch a compulsory health insurance policy, expected to take effect once the electronic platform is fully operational by the end of 2025. The new Dhamani scheme will require basic minimum health coverage that encompasses a range of services, including...
The sustainability of the Colombian health system is a critical element for maintaining the progress achieved in health financial protection and health service coverage.There is pressure to increase health spending due to the adoption of new technologies, the aging...
This note presents the characteristics of public health insurance systems and analyzes their characteristics in relation to Universal Health Coverage in Mozambique. Compulsory public insurance systems represent an improvement in access and financial protection in...
Understanding the drivers of differences in the outcomes of insurance reforms is critical to inform future implementations of publicly funded health insurance to achieve the broader goal of universal health coverage. This paper makes a significant contribution to the...
The authors discuss the important topic of healthcare access for migrant workers, who face numerous health challenges when working abroad. Migrant workers often lack access to healthcare or the means to pay for it, leading to significant barriers such as cost, lack of...
The Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MoH) has unveiled new amendments on the Law on Health Insuranc to provide full coverage for patients diagnosed with rare or serious conditions, including cancer, stroke and paralysis. According to Vietnam News, the Vietnam's Ministry...
In Brunei Darussalam, national legislation mandates all registered migrant workers have health insurance. Employers are responsible to provide health insurance coverage for them. This study aims to assess the awareness and perceived knowledge on health insurance...
Long-term economic forecasts by the Ministry of Finance suggest the revenues of the Health Insurance Fund of Estonia will grow by about 3.2% per year, but the expenses will have to increase by 5% per year in 2023–2040 to sustain the current level of access to care....
This study evaluated households' willingness to pay (WTP) for a proposed National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Gambia, following the 2021 enactment of the National Health Insurance Bill. Surveying heads of households from July to August 2020, the study used a...
The law "On compulsory social health insurance" (No. 405-V ZRK) was signed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev on November 16, 2015 with latest amendments to be effective September 1, 2024. This Law regulates social relations arising in the...
Federal Law "On Compulsory Health Insurance in the Russian Federation" No. 326-FZ was originally signed by the President of Russia on 29.11.2010. This law regulates the relations arising from the implementation of compulsory health insurance, including determining the...
