Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The well being insurance policyholders will have as many as 18 new benefits in addition to 10 enhancements within the present benefits efficient from October 1 this yr.
The Council of (*18*) Insurance is making remaining preparations to launch the bundle of benefits in addition to to replace the insurance protection limits from subsequent month.
Nasser Al-Juhani, spokesman of the council, stated that the utmost protection for psychological well being has been raised to SR50,000 from SR15,000 for acute and persistent psychiatric circumstances. The worth of hemodialysis protection has additionally been raised.
He stated that a variety of up to date benefits have been added pertaining to exploratory preventive checks, and vaccinations, aside from specializing in ladies’s well being, weight problems operations, and kidney transplantation.
The up to date well being insurance policy goals to notice seven principal targets, particularly boosting the prevention of illness for the beneficiaries, well being promotion, discount of issues of the illness, bettering the capability of beneficiaries, facilitating entry to the service class, empowering beneficiaries, and enhancing service high quality and effectivity.
Al-Juhani, who can also be govt director for empowerment and supervision on the council, stated that holders of well being insurance policy that’s issued or renewed with validity on Oct. 1 and past can avail of those benefits.
He stated lately that bariatric surgical procedure would have the protection of well being insurance. Al-Johani stated the insurance protection for weight problems operations goals to present an increasing number of applicable choices for well being insurance beneficiaries within the council’s endeavors to cut back weight problems charges. He emphasised that the insurance protection consists of these beneath all age teams.
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