No one plans to get sick or hurt, but most people need medical care at some point. However, with the correct medical treatment and care, the person can recover in no time. But things are never always so simple for many people.
Medical care costs are experiencing significant inflation. Major private insurers in the Lebanese market, contacted by This is Beirut, have indicated that their health insurance premiums will increase by about 10% starting July 1st.
Holistic health has transcended mere buzzwords and feel-good messages; it has become essential for maintaining an inspired and engaged workforce. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, employee wellbeing has emerged as a top priority for organizations.
“More and more cancer patients tell me that specific medications are not being covered by insurance … while it was previously covered,” said Cherine Bazzane, a family medicine specialist who practices in Clemenceau Medical Center.
Considering that Workmen Compensation insurance is compulsory in Lebanon, most employers, especially in high risk industries, are well familiar with it. On the other hand, Lebanon is not what one would call a litigious country.
Between shortages and skyrocketing prices, a trip to the pharmacy in Lebanon exposes huge inequalities, while a trip to a charity clinic for treatment has become the norm for hundreds of thousands of people.
The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) has adopted the banks’ approved dollar exchange rate, which is 3,900 Lebanese pounds, in a number of its departments instead of the official exchange rate
Lebanon’s insurance sector is highly fragmented, featuring extreme competition between small local players, bank-affiliate insurers, providers that are parts of multinational insurance giants, and—outside of the regulated sphere of commercial insurance companies
COVID-19, the disease caused by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus is a known and rapidly evolving epidemic that is affecting travel worldwide, with continued spread and impacts expected.
GlobeMed Group, the visionary leader in Healthcare Benefits Management in the MENA region, held its 2019 Executive Seminar at Hilton Habtoor Grand Hotel Lebanon
On the occasion of his visit to Lebanon, Thomas Buberl, CEO of the AXA Group, one of the largest global insurers, has welcomed the Group’s presence in Lebanon for 115 years
Minister of Economy and Trade, Raed Khoury, on Wednesday said that the positive political developments in the country reinforce the resilience of the national economy in the face of regional challenges.