The Health Coverage and the Social Inequity for Kidney Failure Patients in Morocco: A Glance at Haemodialysis Centres, Fez/Morocco

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Introduction: This study aims to reveal to which extend the health coverage new regime (AMO) is crucial for kidneys failure patients and for any other patient, it covers the majority of their medical activities like the haemodialysis sessions (3 times a week), the different injections, the symptomatic treatment, etc. the new regime was established by the government to reduce disparities between citizens and to allow their easy access to health services even in public or private sector. Methods: This study analyzed 60 patients with kidney failure disease after surveying them. We used Google Forms for collecting Data and Microsoft Excel for creating Graphs. Results: Of the total participants, 56.6% of patients were females, while 43.3% of them were males. All the respondents had chronic kidney failure (100%. There were 72.9% unemployed, 13.6% working, 3.4% students, and 1.7% retired. More than 74% belong to Compulsory health insurance (AMO), which allows patients to benefit free of charge from the panel offered to kidney failure patients, replacing the ancient regime RAMED. When the rights to health care ended, 53.6% of cases went to court, and only 33.9% could pay temporarily. Discussion: This study indicates that patients are enormously satisfied and feel dignity in their lives; that is to say, that health coverage reduces disparities between Moroccan citizens, in this case, kidney failure patients, by allowing them to have access to all health services, either in the public sector or in the private one. Nevertheless, when the rights of health coverage end, they are kicked out of private hemodialysis centers to the public ones, which impose billing as well.