Gov’t to cover a third of the cost of healthcare premiums -Maait

The government will cover payments of healthcare premiums for those who cannot afford them under the new universal healthcare scheme, Vice Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait told Al Masry Al Youm. He says the Finance Ministry already plans to cover a third of the scheme’s cost, but did not mention how much it is going to cost altogether. Maait also did not specify how the government will determine who can or cannot afford the plan.