AMMAN — Dr. Nael Adwan, director of the
Health Insurance Department at the
Ministry of Health, announced that as of Thursday, 545,229
health cards were issued to new beneficiaries in 2023. These cards include
employees, retirees, beneficiaries, and higher-income groups (50,631 cards),
state-supported categories (100,667 cards), and optional insurance (11,689
cards).
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Additionally, 382,242 cards were renewed for 2023, distributed
among various groups. The total number of active cards within the social
security network is 164,936. The
Government Health Insurance Fund covers
approximately 3.5 million beneficiaries, including children under 16, Khaberni
reported.
There are also around 285,000 insured individuals, with 650,000
being under 16. This diverse group includes children under 6,
recipients of national assistance, seniors above 60, those in the poorest category, and
economically disadvantaged families, totaling 1,408,000
third-degree category insured individuals. Subscribers to the Civil Health Insurance Fund can request
changes to their
health insurance cards while maintaining monthly subscription
payments.
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