ArmInfo. In order to provide socially unprotected citizens with appropriate medical assistance, it is necessary to allocate an additional 8 billion drams for medical insurance. This was announced by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at the Facebook conference on July 15. He noted that, according to preliminary studies, despite the fact that large sums are not allocated within the state order, serious abuses are still connected with them.
The prime minister noted that, according to his information, serious violations were found in one medical institution and the case will be sent to authorized bodies to clarify all the circumstances. "The fact is that the state pays the state for the person, which is being paid for by the state order." The Ministry of Health has information that, despite the fact that funds were received from the state, some patients were not provided with medical care. Citizens have not received proper treatment.
They said they should wait because they can not be given state orders now, "Pashinyan said, adding that for financial reasons, 36% of Armenian citizens could not apply for medical help in 2016. The prime minister noted that this statistics is He assured that he will do everything possible to introduce a system of medical insurance for socially disadvantaged groups of society.