Friday, March 26, 2010

NSSF Workshop - Benefit Package & Exclusions

HIP was invited to participate to the second session of the Technical Working Group for the Health Care Scheme Developement organized by NSSF (National Social Security Fund) that took place on March 26th, 2010 and focused on Benefit Package and Exclusions.

A presentation was made by GRET-SKY, another GRET micro health insurance project that targets mainly rural populations in Takeo and Kampot but developped recently in Phnom Penh.

Specific points of the coverage were discussed including:
- Definition of emergencies,
- Coverage of non-essential drugs,
- Referral procedures and portability of the system,
- Income compensation in case of illness,
- National programs such as HIV and TB,
- Chronic disease,
- Dental and optical care, etc.