Institution
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
Lebanon's official body providing health coverage and benefits to employees. Its decisions on consultation fees directly affect patients and doctors.
The National Social Security Fund is a Lebanese public institution established under the Social Security Law of 1963. It provides sickness, maternity, and accident benefits, and covers part of hospitalization and medication costs for the insured. Its board issues decisions setting doctors' consultation fees, subject to approval by the supervisory authority. It is one of Lebanon's largest social institutions by number of members.
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