Introduction of universal health insurance system delayed in Armenia - Minister

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YEREVAN, November 1 /ARKA/. Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan announced that the 2024 state budget allocates 18 billion drams for the implementation of the universal health insurance system. However, these funds have not been utilized for this purpose, as the implementation of the system has not yet begun./pp

During the discussion of the state budget for 2025, Hovhannisyan noted that some of the funds were redistributed to other programs./pp

He reported that the state budget for 2025 takes into account the fact that the system will not be implemented this year, so the corresponding expenditure item is not provided for in the draft budget.br/pp

In early February 2023, the Armenian government approved the concept of universal health insurance, which envisions a phased introduction of the system from 2023 to 2027, covering all types of medical services, excluding dentistry and plastic surgery. The plan includes creating an insurance infrastructure that provides medical services of equal quality and accessibility to all beneficiaries, regardless of social status./pp

According to the draft, joining the system will be voluntary, and from 2025, pensioners will be included at the expense of the state. By 2027, the system will be mandatory for all citizens. -0-/pp nbsp;/pp nbsp;/pp nbsp;/pp nbsp;/p