Lebanese insurers to cover coronavirus patients

The Lebanese insurance companies will now cover coronavirus policyholders. Insurers are to pay the medical fees for three months, even if the pandemic coverage is not included in the policyholders' contracts.

According to Elie Torbey, Chairman of the Association of Insurance Companies (ACAL), the patients’ hospitalization fees imposed by hospitals are higher than those previously approved by insurance companies.

E. Torbey also stated that the reimbursement rate of insurance companies should be based on that of the National Social Security Fund.