Bahrain is all set to boost ahead to a more advanced phase of its ambitious health care project designed to provide mandatory health insurance for expatriates in the Kingdom. The project, dubbed Mandatory Private Cooperative Health Insurance Programme (PCHIP) for Expatriates, is nearing the launch of its first stage.
This development is as per a tender launched by the Supreme Council for Health seeking a supplier to “perform specific tasks” during the first stage.
The mandatory health package for expatriates will have a cap for spending and doesn’t include labour room services or cosmetic procedures. If a person exceeds the spending cap, a reevaluation of the premium rate will come into play for the forthcoming year.
Employers are required to pay for this package. Expatriates also have the right to sign up with private insurance companies, provided that the package is inclusive of all the services provided in the mandatory package.
