21st June 2024

Referrals of children to specialist doctors

On 1 June, two changes to the regulations on children referrals and payment participation took effect.

18th June 2024

Future priorities and projects

The organisational changes were presented to employees at Iceland Health employee meeting this morning and they will take effect immediately.

13th June 2024

Children, elderly and disabled persons guaranteed payment participation for dental services in contract

The first agreement on all dental services for a long period.

5th June 2024

Important milestones achieved in the past year - Annual report of Iceland Health for 2023

In 2023, 18 people had their first artificial foot in Iceland, 53,564 applied for the European Health Insurance Card and 12,934 underwent colonoscopy.

16th May 2024

Applications are open for the memorial fund for the couple Bergþóra Magnúsdóttir and Jakob Júlíus Bjarnason

Applications for grants are being made to the Memorial Fund for the couple Bergþóra Magnúsdóttir and Jakob Júlíus Bjarnason.

29th April 2024

Service center and answering telephones closed on Friday, May 3

On Friday, May 3, service center and telephone answering of Iceland Health will be closed.

29th April 2024

Advertising for eye mineral surgery

Icelandic Health Insurance has announced plans to enter into agreements on public health-related actions with private health companies.

18th April 2024

What do I need to take with me on a trip to Europe?

Summer is around the corner and many people are thinking about traveling abroad. Passports, tickets and currency are things that must not be forgotten, but Iceland Health wants to add one more item, if the trip is to Europe.

7th March 2024

Advertisement for waiting list operations

Intended is to negotiate public health-related agreements with private healthcare companies. Public health-related actions is a synonym used for actions whose nature is that a single surgery is sufficient to improve the health of a person for functionality and greatly improved quality of life.

6th March 2024

11% increase in physical therapy between years

The number of people who used physical therapy in 2023 increased considerably from 2022. This increase is presumably due to the fact that Covid-19 reduced attendance in 2022, but it can also be assumed that changes in the rules on referrals have had an effect and increased the number of people who use physical therapy. The average number of arrivals is similar to the last few years, but varies between regions.