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Minister of Social Security Ardalan Shekarabi (S). Stock Photography.
The government will extend the pandemic exemption on health insurance that has been in effect since April. The aim is to prevent long-term patients from being insured because their rehabilitation or treatment has been postponed due to the virus situation.
– The government will decide to extend the exemption, says the Minister of Social Security, Ardalan Shekarabi (S), to TT.
Shekarabi thus appears before the Riksdag Social Security Committee. The committee is currently considering various initiatives, from the moderates, the Christian Democrats, the left-wing party and the Swedish Democrats, to extend the exemption. V and SD also believe that the exemption should be extended, they also state that the current exemption does not work due to the interpretation of the ordinance by the Swedish Social Security Agency.
Does not expand
But the government is not proposing any extension of the exemption or any other changes.
– It is not an extension, it is about exceptions on day 180 and day 365, says Shekarabi.
It says there are significant forensic issues in expanding the exemption.
The exception means that a person who has had their treatment, an operation for example, or a rehabilitation postponed due to the pandemic should not run the risk of being insured and being without health insurance compensation after 180 days and 365 days of sick leave. for sickness. The normal situation is that they have to apply for practically any job, it is not possible to remain on sick leave with a view to returning to the previous workplace.
Change permanently
Ardalan Shekarabi adds that his ministry is working intensively on a permanent change to the previously announced law, which he expects to take effect from March 2021. It aims for what happens after the 180th day. A person on sick leave does not I should have to look for work. at any time if you speak more for than against him or her being able to return to the workplace again within six months.
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