Lekjaa seeks to reduce private sector’s 90% share of AMO spending
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Information
Moroccan minister Fouzi Lekjaa opposes private clinics and hospitals receiving 90% of compulsory health insurance resources, during parliamentary debate on the 2027 Finance Bill. The Court of Accounts says the private sector absorbed 91% of AMO healthcare spending in 2024, compared with 9% for the public sector, L’Information reports.
Morocco’s Minister Delegate for the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, wants to reduce the share of compulsory health insurance (AMO) spending going to private clinics and hospitals, which stands at nearly 91%. He defended this position on Friday 30 October during parliamentary debate on the 2027 Finance Bill, L’Information reports.
The Court of Accounts’ 2024-2025 annual report says public facilities received only 9% of healthcare benefit spending under the various AMO schemes in 2024. Fouzi Lekjaa recalled that this funding comes from public funds and that its management must preserve financial balances and ensure a direct benefit for citizens.
The discussion is part of the review of Morocco’s 2027 social budget, which provides for 62 billion dirhams in social spending. It also comes ahead of the transfer of health insurance for Moroccan civil servants to the CNSS, scheduled for 1 February 2027.
