Correct. We demanded an increase, but according to available capabilities, only the current increase was approved. I do not want to comment further.
At a minimum, the specialist's fee should not be less than $50, and the general practitioner's $35 or $40. Today they talk about an increase, but it is still far from the reality we live in.
Let us be clear. Under the Medical Ethics Law, contracting is free between the doctor and the patient, with the latter choosing his doctor. The doctor, in turn, has the right to set the fee.
Lebanon's National Social Security Fund raised the tariffs for doctor consultations in private clinics, setting the specialist fee at 3,200,000 Lebanese pounds and the general prac…