The Ministry of Health is kindly reminding that medical institutions that have not yet signed an agreement with the Centre of Registers regarding the processing of their patient data in the E-Health system should do it until 1 September this year.

On the International Youth Day, experts of the National Health Insurance Fund under the Ministry of Health gave tips and reminders on taking care of one’s compulsory health insurance for the youth that has just graduated school and entered universities.

As of 1 January 2023, women that decide to terminate their pregnancy, will be able to do so without surgical intervention – by taking a special medication, prescribed by their doctor.

Approaching autumn brings more cases of acute upper respiratory tract infections and the Ministry of Health took up the challenge by updating COVID-19 testing procedures and the criteria for declaring epidemics.

With the holiday season in full swing and no quarantine restrictions on travel, travellers from Lithuania have flooded European countries.

On 4 August, the Minister of Health approved a description of procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of Gender Identity Disorder (transsexualism).

The Council of Compulsory Health Insurance has approved the reimbursement of positron emission tomography examinations using radioactive gallium by the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund .

A referral to a specialist is an important and, it seems, obvious thing for most people. However, specialists from health insurance funds note that people are often unaware that in some cases a referral is not needed to receive specialist services paid for by the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund.

As the need for personal care at home increases, the aim is to ensure that as many people as possible receive the services they need. To this end, the procedure for their allocation is being simplified through a specific questionnaire.

From 1 August it will be easier for Lithuanian independence defenders and other victims of the 11-13 January 1991 and the subsequent USSR aggression to access medical rehabilitation services.

More than 1 600 patients a year take advantage of the opportunity to rent medical devices from the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund and use them at home.

Seeking to reinforce the GP institution, the GP Medical Standard has been supplemented with provisions that enable COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment, including appropriate testing.