Gross Premiums Down 4.5% in 2022 in a Year
According to figures from the Insurance Control Commission under the Ministry of Economy, gross insurance premiums from the 46 insurance companies operating in Lebanon totaled LBP 2,456.4 billion in 2022
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Healthcare insurance chaos: Patients still paying out-of-pocket despite full coverage
Even if you pay a health insurance company and receive a card that covers you 100% in and out of the hospital in US dollars, you may not be able to undergo a simple medical test without paying for it yourself due to the rampant chaos in this sector.
Lebanon’s inflation hits 124% as energy, healthcare costs soar
Lebanon’s inflation more than doubled in January, as rising living costs continued to impact consumers and businesses.
Paying a lot more for much less: The woes of an insurance industry and its clients in a crisis-ridden land
“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.
Lebanon: Healthcare as luxury
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.
How to get the CORONA VIRUS insurance in Lebanon?
As per Lebanese General Security circular regarding entry of Arab and Foreign visitors or residents required to have negative PCR with basic healthcare insurance cover at least coronavirus treatment expenses with minimum 40 million LBP during their stay in Lebanon.
Liberalization of dollar exchange rate at hospitals leaves people dying in their homes in Lebanon
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 Health Minister Hasan says hospitals can’t hike exchange rate
Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hasan tried to reassure anxious Lebanese Thursday that the price of hospital fees and medicines would not increase, as the head of the Private Hospitals Syndicate warned that hospitals would soon adjust their pricing of the dollar.