Today, the Kuwaiti Minister of Health, Ahmed Al-Awadi, issued a ministerial decision to collect additional fees for dispensing medicines to non-Kuwaiti patients registered in the health insurance system, an increase of 250.% In clinics and 100% in hospitals.
The decision, which was published by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), stated that the fees were set to be when dispensing medicines from a pharmacy in a primary health care center (dispensary) at a value of five dinars..
Two dinars were also specified as the medical examination fees, bringing the total to seven dinars, instead of the previous value of two dinars, and thus the percentage increase is 250.%.
The decision indicated that the fees will be 5 dinars when disbursing them from the hospital accident pharmacy, and 10 dinars when dispensing medicines from the outpatient pharmacy, which is an increase of 100 dinars.%.
The fees, in addition to the health consultation fees, amount to 10 dinars when reviewing hospital or outpatient accidents.
The decision included the continuation of the implementation of ministerial decisions regarding the exemption of some groups from fees for health services, provided that the decision will be implemented as of today, Sunday..
