ArmInfo. A working meeting was held at the Ministry of Economy of Armenia, chaired by Deputy Minister Rafael Gevorgyan, during which they discussed the current process of introducing a comprehensive health insurance system.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy, the meeting was attended by experts from the Netherlands, representatives of the Council for the Development of SMEs and members of the working group of the Ministry of Health on the introduction of a comprehensive health insurance system.
According to the source, the parties discussed issues related to the introduction of a comprehensive health insurance system and ongoing reforms. The Dutch experts shared their experience and answered the participants' questions.
On February 2 this year, the government approved the draft concept of introducing comprehensive health insurance in Armenia proposed by the Ministry of Health. The mandatory insurance plan will be introduced gradually and 2023 will be the preparatory phase. In 2023 the insurance plan options and the prices will be finalized and the universal health insurance system will be mandatory starting 2027. Before that, citizens will be offered to join the coverage voluntarily. Starting 2025, the system will cover pensioners.
