Tagged with Social Security

Morocco The Moroccan National Social Security Fund (CNSS) has taken on a transformational mandate in recent years, spearheading the highly ambitious national campaign to expand universal health insurance to the entire Moroccan population. In a wide-ranging and in-depth conversation, CNSS Director General Hassan Boubrik lays out the scope and scale of…

France Mathilde Lignot-Leloup, director of the French Social Security, provides a fascinating look into the French social system and speaks about its ongoing transformation. She elaborates on change management processes within the social security system, including the pension system while getting back to budget equilibrium expected for 2019 (a first in…

Malaysia Dato’ Sri Dr Mohammed Azman, CEO at PERKESO, the Malaysian Social Security Organization, explains PERKESO’s main areas of focus as well as the current health burdens the organization is looking to support for Malaysian citizens. He also highlights the objectives and vision of PERKESO in the future.   You have…

Austria Alexander Biach, chairman of the Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions, discusses handling the responsibility for Austria’s Europe-leading social security coverage, current inefficiencies that need to be ironed out, and his blueprint for creating a faster, less complicated, more cost-effective, and equitable social insurance system. Last May, you were…

Tunisia Habib Toumi, CEO of the Tunisian National Social Security Fund (CNSS), discusses implementing universal healthcare coverage, restoring the financial equilibrium of the fund, and managing the continuous improvement of services provided in the CNSS policlinics. Can you describe the operational characteristics of the Tunisian National Social Security Fund (CNSS)? “Concerning…

Bulgaria Vesela Karaivanova, deputy governor at the Bulgarian National Social Security Institute (NSSI), provides a fascinating insight into how the country’s health insurance development has evolved post-communism and the latest movements in one of the fastest improving health services in Europe. Can you briefly introduce to our international audience the cornerstones…

Austria Robert Sauermann, head of the department of pharmaceutical affairs in the Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions, which publishes the national code of reimbursement, provides an in-depth look into how drugs are assessed before being placed onto the reimbursement list as well as the challenges faced when negotiating with…

Indonesia Dr. Hasbullah Thabrany, chairman at the Center for Social Security Studies Universitas Indonesia (CSSUI) and Senior Health Care Financing Consultant to the National Social Security Council of Indonesia, explains the evolution of the national healthcare insurance system since its creation in 1968 as well as the path of development to…

Indonesia Dr. Sigit Priohutomo, chairman of DJSN (National Social Security Council of Indonesia), explains DJSN’s action plan to implement the SJSN (Indonesian Social Security System), meant to offer basic social security coverage to the Indonesian population in various areas as well as his future vision of the Indonesian healthcare sector. Could…

Mexico Due to economic necessity, the Mexican government is attempting to slash annual spending; an act that could have serious consequences on the country’s ability to provide its citizens with healthcare. Here, representatives of government, associations, social security institutions, and private companies impart their expertise on how best to navigate these…

Luxembourg In an exclusive interview, Romain Schneider, Minister of Social Security for Luxembourg, on the successes of the Luxembourgish social security system, areas for improvement, and Luxembourg’s positioning within Europe. You were appointed Minister of Social Security nearly three years ago now, in December 2013. What have been the main changes…

Mexico José Reyes Baeza Terrazas, general director of ISSSTE (Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers) documents some of the institution’s key specificities that make it one of the most complete social security organizations in all Latin America, while he reveals his strategic priorities to ensure ISSSTE becomes a…