The Ministry of Welfare and Population Development told journalists yesterday about reforms to the Health Insurance Law approved on January 29, 2015.   

Under the revised law, insured citizens who have paid social insurance fees will be entitled to receiving high quality, secure, healthcare services with health insurance expenses to be paid from the social insurance fund.

Insured citizens will be able to receive discounts when purchasing prescribed medication from district out-patient clinics, and also have the right to claim deductions and discounts for family members. Starting this year, electronic medical identification cards will be provided to each person with state health insurance.

The new Health Insurance Law will take effect on July 7, 2015.