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3. NSSF Announces Gradual Return to Pre-2019 Benefits and Disburses 605 Billion L.L. to Hospitals

The Director-General of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Mohammad Karakeh, recently announced that CNSS benefits will gradually return to their pre-2019 levels once the necessary executive decisions regarding the increase in fixed hospital service rates are issued. These services include hospitalization in standard rooms, intensive care, isolation, and all laboratory and imaging procedures. Once implemented, reimbursement rates will reach 80% for medications and 90% for both fixed and non-fixed hospital services, excluding medical equipment and supplies.

Regarding the hospital sector and in line with the procedure established for the fixed-rate surgical procedures system, Mohammad Karakeh issued Decision No. 153 on March 19, 2025. This decision grants CNSS-affiliated hospitals a new financial advance of 30 billion L.L. for hospitalization transactions related to fixed-rate surgical procedures.

Since the beginning of 2025, CNSS has disbursed nearly 274 billion L.L. for these procedures, in addition to 331 billion L.L. for dialysis patient treatments, bringing the total payments to hospitals and doctors to approximately 605 billion L.L.

Finally, the Director-General reiterated his call for hospitals to expedite the submission of their files to ensure timely payments. He also emphasized the importance of cooperation between CNSS and healthcare providers. Karakeh highlighted CNSS’s commitment to good faith by reinstating contracts with hospitals whose agreements had previously been terminated, provided they pledged to comply with CNSS regulations and existing tariff structures.