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.

Patients ask the health insurance funds of the primary level examinations that can be ensured by healthcare institutions offering GP services that are not subject to any additional payments.

In recent five years, the consumption of reimbursed medication has increased by 18 per cent or by as many as 111 daily doses per 1000 residents per day, says the analysis on the consumption of reimbursed medication, conducted by the NHIF.

Prescription medicine and reimbursed medial aids can already be purchased online using electronic prescriptions – the special online platform of remote pharmacies on the e-health system has just been launched.

The health insurance funds often encounter inquiries regarding state-covered dental prosthesis. Inquirers frequently include people that have used these services before and would like to receive them again.

As of July, adults with a hearing disability will have two hearing aids reimbursed every five years, regardless of their age. This year, these medical aids will require about 900 thousand euros from the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund).

Now the process of outpatient care services at home will be faster and more convenient for patients, plus the number of the services provided will be nearly two and a half times larger.

Experts of the health insurance funds would like to remind the school graduates that leaving school is not only about starting a new stage of life, but also taking up new obligations of taking care of one’s compulsory health insurance.

Initiating the development of general practice and health centres, the Ministry of Health and the National Health Insurance Fund is planning changes for payments to healthcare services, enabling to ensure economic viability of healthcare institutions and increase the availability and quality of healthcare services.

Last year, Compulsory Health Insurance system was impacted by three major factors: Covid-19 quarantine and two extreme situation announcements – the threat of the coronavirus and massive inflow of foreigners from the Republic of Belarus.

Good news for patients that have to treat their wounds for a long time and their relatives. As of 1 July 2022, compulsory health insurance-covered persons will receive more reimbursed bandages than before. For this purpose, the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund is planning to allocate as much as 400 thousand Eur in the second half of the year.

1 July marks the introduction of the updated procedure for outpatient care services provided at home, which will help assess the patient needs faster, thus providing them with the needed services on time. The number of reimbursed services will depend on the patient needs and, in complicated cases, will be provided up to five times a week.