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NSSF Standardizes Newborn Hospitalization Criteria to Enhance Transparency

This is Beirut, 04/07 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Mohammad Karaki, Director General of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), issued an administrative circular (No. 1641) dated July 2, 2025. The new directive aims to standardize the criteria used by accredited hospitals in determining the discharge date of newborns in childbirth cases. The goal is to streamline hospitalization procedures and ...

CNSS: 45 Billion Lebanese Pounds Allocated to Hospitals

This is Beirut, 27/06 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

CNSS Lebanon Healthcare Hospitals

The National Social Security Fund (CNSS) has approved a new financial advance of 45 billion Lebanese pounds for contracted hospitals. It aims to cover fixed-rate surgical procedures. The funds will be transferred to healthcare institutions and doctors in the coming days, as part of the CNSS’s policy of maintaining regular payments. CNSS ...

Pierre Yared Elected President of Hospitals Syndicate

This is Beirut, 12/06 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Boutros Yared Hospitals Lebanon

The Syndicate of Hospitals in Lebanon announced on Thursday the election of Dr. Pierre Yared as its new president, following a General Assembly vote that also brought in a newly appointed bureau. According to a statement issued by the syndicate, Dr. Fadi Alame was elected vice president, Dr. Mohammad Ali Hamandi as secretary and Michel Chahine as ...

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

Liliane Mokbel, 20/03 15:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

NSSF Hospitals Medication

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, ...

The Healthcare Crisis: A Standoff Between Hospitals and Insurance Companies

Christiane Tager, 20/03 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Hospitals Insurance medical health

The conflict between the hospital owners' syndicate and insurance companies remains unresolved. Hospitals say they are grappling with soaring inflation and steadily rising operating costs, prompting them to demand a 15% increase in hospital fees. According to hospital executives, this adjustment is essential to offset the rising costs of ...

Hospital Fees: When Healthcare Becomes a Privilege

Christiane Tager, 20/01 20:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Hospitals Insurance Fees medical coverage

The 2019 economic crisis has had a profound impact on Lebanon’s healthcare system, driving costs to alarming levels. Health insurance companies have been forced to adjust premiums in response to the devaluation of the Lebanese pound, making access to adequate healthcare coverage increasingly difficult, especially for the middle and lower ...

Firass Abiad Unveils Plan to Rebuild War-Damaged Public Hospitals

This is Beirut, 18/01 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Firas Abiad Marjayoun Hospitals

Caretaker Minister of Health Firass Abiad announced that a plan to rebuild and rehabilitate public hospitals damaged by the war is being developed in collaboration with the World Bank. The plan primarily targets public hospitals in Marjayoun, Beit Lif, Shebaa, Sarafand and Tyre. On Saturday morning, Abiad visited the government hospital in ...

Blood Supply Shortages: Unit Exceeding $100

Nadia Hallak, 2024-11-21 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanese Red Cross Blood Hospitals

A single blood unit can be the lifeline a patient needs to survive, as timely access to it can be a matter of life or death. This is not a mere theory but a stark reality that we must acknowledge, especially considering the ongoing struggles patients face in securing blood and the rising costs that vary widely between hospitals. Blood has become ...

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