"Hraparak" newspaper writes:
"Universal health insurance will not come into effect even in 2025. Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan announced yesterday in the National Assembly, noting that there are no funds planned for this in the 2025 budget. "We found that some preparations need to be made to roll out the system smoothly. We think we need to prepare better: sector reforms, digital systems, risk management, hospital capacity. When the system is implemented, the demand for health services will increase dramatically." Meanwhile, literally 3 days ago, on October 26, the Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan said on H1 that everything is going smoothly. "As a result of many different discussions and working negotiations, it seems that there is a consensus regarding the format of the implementation of the stages of the universal medical insurance system... Now we are discussing in the government whether the budgetary possibilities of 2025 will allow us to launch the first stage or whether we should launch it in 2026 "And earlier he announced that from July 2024 the insurance package will be valid for those citizens who are beneficiaries of the state order today, then its term was extended. In fact, one minister is not aware of the other."
