Nepal waives health insurance fees in flood-hit districts
Summary
Nepal has waived health insurance co-payments and card requirements for flood victims in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading for three months. The emergency measures aim to keep people in the disaster-hit districts from facing extra barriers to treatment after the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods.
Key Points
- The government has waived health insurance co-payments and removed identification requirements for patients in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading after the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods.
- Insured patients in the three disaster crisis zones will also be exempt from existing financial ceilings and coverage limits for three months.
- Health facilities have been instructed to verify insurance details electronically through the Health Insurance Board’s system if people lost their cards in the floods.
- The floods caused widespread destruction in the three districts, and the government declared them disaster crisis zones to speed up rescue, relief and medical assistance.
