Updating the list of drugs covered by HI: Expanding treatment opportunities and reducing the financial burden for patients.

In the context of rising healthcare costs, particularly for medications treating critical illnesses, health insurance (HI) policies continue to assert their role as a vital pillar of the social security system, helping to protect individuals' finances against the risk of illness. According to information released to the press on February 26th by the Health Insurance Department (Ministry of Health), the Ministry of Health is proposing to expand the list of medications covered by the HI fund. This is seen as an important step to help patients access more advanced treatment methods while alleviating the burden of medical examination and treatment costs.

Tunisia plans full overhaul of social security scheme

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PM requests flexible, prompt, effective response to all situations

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