Madar (Rabat) - Morocco's economy and finance minister Fouzi Lekjaa said about 8.2 million people in Morocco do not effectively benefit from health coverage, speaking during the general debate on the 2027 finance bill before the finance and economic development committee of the House of Representatives, Hespress reported on Friday, October 30, 2026.
According to the minister's figures, 32.7 million people are registered in health insurance schemes, or 89% of the population, but only 28.6 million have active rights, or 78% of a population of about 36 million.
He said the gap is due to 4.1 million registered people whose rights are suspended for unpaid contributions, including about 2.8 million self-employed workers and 1.2 million employees, plus 4.1 million people not registered in any scheme.
The minister called for distinguishing between those able to pay their contributions and those who cannot, proposing a RAMED-style approach for the latter, and said the figures do not reflect any deliberate exclusion.
Lekjaa also announced a programme, drawn up with Bank Al-Maghrib, to gradually extend fee-free electronic payments to merchants, with a first phase due to start before January.
