Hospitalization Costs for Patients Under the Special Diseases Fund Are Free

Director of Special and Incurable Diseases at Iran University of Medical Sciences announced that the number of diseases covered by the Special and Incurable Diseases Fund has increased from 6 to 107 types.

Azam Fani, director of special and incurable diseases of Iran University of Medical Sciences, in a conversation with Mehr reporter, referring to the beginning of the special and incurable patients fund in 1401, stated: This fund was established with the aim of providing financial support to patients who, due to the nature of their disease, face heavy and continuous treatment costs throughout their lives.

He added: Before the establishment of this fund, support was limited to six groups of diseases, but later the scope of support was expanded and now it includes 107 types of diseases.

Director of special and incurable diseases of Iran University of Medical Sciences, referring to the expected services for eligible patients, said: For some of these diseases, 30 service packages have been defined in the inpatient and outpatient areas, and the codes related to these services have been registered in the information systems of hospitals and medical centers.

Fani continued: According to the rules of the fund, the hospitalization cost of patients included in the covered service packages is calculated as zero, and the patients' share of payment in outpatient services is also determined based on the relevant service package. In such a way that in the stated conditions, this contribution can reach a maximum of 30% of the treatment cost.

Emphasizing the importance of pharmaceutical support for special and incurable patients, he stated: Some drugs, including drugs used by transplant patients and cancer patients, are defined within the framework of the Fund's criteria, and their cost is calculated for qualified patients based on established mechanisms.

Fani pointed out: All medicines and medical services are not necessarily covered by the fund for special and incurable patients. The cost of things outside of this coverage is calculated and paid according to the rules of basic insurance or supplementary insurance and other relevant regulations.