In January 2025, the National Health Insurance House (NHIH) published the third edition of the Insured’s Guide, which facilitates patients’ access to the health benefits they are entitled to. First published in July 2021, the guide includes general information on the health insurance system, the benefits packages, rights and obligations of the insured, as well as information on how health services can be accessed in Romania and abroad.
Following legislation changes, as well as feedback from the readers, the guide was revised in March 2024. A new revision was considered in January 2025, introducing mainly information on preventive, investigation and diagnostic services included in the benefit package, through the implementation of the National Plan for Beating Cancer, for both insured and uninsured patients.
The updated version offers better and timely information to patients about their statutory entitlements and aims to contribute to the increased access to health services and consequently to better health system outcomes.