Old Dues Being Settled... and the NSSF Continues Payments

Lebanon's National Social Security Fund continued injecting liquidity into the hospital sector with a new payment of about 444 billion Lebanese pounds to contracted hospitals and doctors, bringing total hospital advances since the start of the year to around 5,200 billion pounds, equivalent to roughly 58 million US dollars. The public relations directorate announced that Director General Dr. Mohammad Karaki issued decisions 516, 517 and 518 on September 30, 2026, granting financial advances for hospitalization transactions of insured patients, alongside settling old dues dating back to before 2024, the latest being about 14 billion pounds for two hospitals. On family allowances, the actuarial study and draft decree were prepared and referred to the board of directors on September 29, 2026; if issued, allowances would become 3 million pounds for a spouse and 1.6 million pounds per child for up to five children.