Saudi Arabia:Regulator urges insurers to offer health plans waiving pre-approval for out-patient services

By MEIR team | 23 Aug 2026

The Insurance Authority has directed health insurance providers in the Kingdom to offer a health insurance product without pre-medical approval requests for out-patient services, as part of its efforts to address a key challenge faced by health insurance beneficiaries in recent years.

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