[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – SUMMARY – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your summary. The summary condenses the main points for the news that starts below. The summary is in bold and not longer than 300 characters, including spaces. The counter at the bottom can help.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Iraq will expand its national health insurance system to nine more provinces, starting next year, with full integration planned by 2026. Rollout will be phased, prioritizing government employees, social welfare recipients, people with disabilities, and retirees. Preparations and contracts with health providers are underway to ensure smooth implementation.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Iraq\u2019s Ministry of Health announced a significant expansion of its national health insurance system, bringing nine new provinces into the programme beginning early next year. The provinces to be included are Basra, Dhi Qar, Maysan, Najaf, Karbala, Babylon, Anbar, Nineveh, and Kirkuk<\/strong>. According to the Director General of the Health Insurance Fund, Ali Ahmed Obeid, this move follows the Board of the Health Insurance Authority\u2019s approval under the guidance of the Minister of Health and represents the largest extension of coverage since the system launched in Baghdad.<\/p>\n Preparatory work over the past six months has resulted in the completion of six administrative offices and ongoing efforts to finalize the remaining three, alongside the establishment of essential infrastructure. The authority has already started contracting both public and private healthcare providers in these provinces to deliver insured medical services once the insurance system goes live.<\/p>\n Inclusion will be phased, drawing on the implementation model used in Baghdad, with initial target groups comprising government employees and their families, social welfare beneficiaries, persons with disabilities and special needs, and, optionally, retirees. Full integration of these provinces is scheduled by 2026, aiming to ensure smooth, sustainable, and effective expansion of coverage for Iraq\u2019s diverse population.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Iraq will expand its national health insurance system to nine more provinces, starting next year, with full integration planned by 2026. Rollout will be phased, prioritizing government employees, social welfare recipients, people with disabilities, and retirees. Preparations and contracts with health providers are underway to ensure smooth implementation.Iraq\u2019s Ministry of Health announced a significant expansion…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2098,"featured_media":987791750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[134,3046],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987791747"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2098"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987791747"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987791747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987791767,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987791747\/revisions\/987791767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987791750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987791747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987791747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987791747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}