More than 21% of the population of Almaty and Semirechye regions is still uninsured

Director of the branch of the Social Health Insurance Fund in Almaty region Nurlan Otargaliyev shared the results of the implementation of compulsory social health insurance for six months at a press conference at the site of the regional communications service.

According to the results of the first half of the year, 83 medical institutions signed contracts with the fund's branches in Almaty and Zhetysu region. Of these, 47 are public and 36 are private. this will allow residents to choose the best clinic. The list of institutions providing medical services in Almaty region is available on the foundation's website – Fms.kz.

"According to the updated budget plan for 2022, 162.4 billion tenge is provided for the provision of medical care to the population of the region, excluding CVI, including 97.3 billion tenge under the package of guaranteed free medical care and 65.1 billion tenge under the package of compulsory social health insurance. tenge. Compared to last year, the budget increased by 119.4%," Nurlan Otargaliyev said.

As for the provision of medicines, one of the most pressing issues for the population is the purchase of medicines for outpatient care, which amounted to 16.2 billion tenge. tenge is provided, including within the framework of the gobMp – 12.8 billion tenge. tenge and within the framework of OSMS – 3.4 billion tenge. tenge is provided.

It should be noted that today the work on coverage of the OSMS system is carried out continuously, according to the results of the first half of the year, 1,705,051 people or 78.6% of the population are insured in the health insurance system in both regions. Despite the fact that payment for OSMS is mandatory for everyone, 462,257 people (21.33%) are still uninsured in Almaty and Semirechye regions.

"As practice shows and as a result of the analysis of applications, non-working and self-employed people are not interested in paying contributions for the past period. Therefore, an alternative option for participation in the OSMS system has been developed for them. It allows you to pay for obtaining insurance status for 12 months in advance. In July 2022, the relevant amendments and additions to the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "on compulsory social health insurance" were approved. It will take effect in early September. In our opinion, this will contribute to the greater involvement of the population in the health insurance system," said Nurlan Otargaliyev, director of the branch of the Fund in Almaty region.