Economy Ministry discusses introduction of comprehensive health insurance system with participation of int`l experts

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.