ArmInfo. On April 10, the RA National Assembly Committee on Healthcare held working discussions on the topic of "100 Days of Universal Health Insurance System."
In his speech, Committee Chairperson Vanik Ohanyan emphasized the importance of implementing the system, noting its historical significance and necessity in the context of significantly improving the population's quality of life.
RA Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan presented data to the parliament for the first three months since the implementation of the universal health insurance system. The Law on Universal Health Insurance entered into force on December 25, 2025, setting the staged implementation of the universal health insurance system in Armenia to begin on January 1, 2026. According to Anahit Avanesyan, based on quarterly data, 1,700,000 citizens are beneficiaries of the universal health insurance system. "According to our forecasts, we should have had around 1,600,000 citizens. In reality, the number is higher, and this is due to several circumstances. I am pleased to note that we are transitioning from people earning up to 200,000 drams to people earning over 200,000. And this number is in the tens of thousands," Anahit Avanesyan clarified.
According to the minister, 614,226 beneficiaries have already received various services within the system. The majority of them are over 65 years old. Of the citizens who used these medical services, 67,979 received them for the first time under the state order. The minister clarified that this number only applies to March. In February, it was 42,000, and in January, 16,000. 68,000 citizens underwent surgeries, and the number of outpatient examinations totaled 1,386,000. The number of prescriptions issued amounted to 458,000.
The universal health insurance system includes 2,400 services, which will be updated based on the data received. No drastic changes are planned. Fifty-eight percent of those served by the system are women, 42 percent are men. Of the 646,000 child beneficiaries (ages 0-18), 28 percent used the system's services.
"I would like to emphasize that our actuarial calculations for these three months show that they were accurate, and at the end of the quarter, we are balanced in terms of expenses and premiums. This is also one of the most important news and facts," Anahit Avanesyan emphasized, adding that today there are no longer any waiting lists in the hospital system, and citizens can receive the necessary service within 2-3 weeks.
