The spokesperson for President Al-Sisi’s administration, Bassam Rady said that the first phase of the new health insurance law has launched according to an official statement on Friday. The official statement read that parts of the new Health insurance law have taken effect: “The elimination of patient waiting lists for surgery and critical medical interventions within six months, providing the needed stocks of infant formula and vaccines, and finishing the comprehensive survey and treatment of Hepatitis C virus for Egyptian citizens.” The law is first being implemented in the Port Said governorate, as it meant to have sufficient infrastructure for the implementation of the plan. The bill was signed into law on December 19th, following a heated debate in parliament, where the viability and funding of the bill was questioned. Before the bill was signed into law, several members of parliament questioned the sources of funding presented in the actuarial study presented to parliament – there is still doubt that the government can foot the considerable 600 billion EGP cost of the bill. The Egyptian Medical Syndicate had issues with the fees associated with subscription to the new bill. Depending…
