The state may also introduce a subsidy mechanism for working citizens within the universal health insurance system, First Deputy Minister of Health of Armenia Lena Nanushyan said during a meeting with journalists today. She explained that the preparatory phase will start in 2023 during which relevant legislative and normative acts will be drafted and adopted, people's bases, insurance coverage and package - unified for all population groups - will be specified. In the same year it is planned to create a state insurance fund. All necessary calculations will be made. "Social groups (pensioners, people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations) will be under state patronage. Every year new social groups will be brought into the system," the deputy minister added. The universal health insurance system is to be implemented in Armenia from 2023 to 2027 to improve public health through providing quality and affordable services. The system is supposed to include all medical services, except for dentistry and plastic surgery, and include components of voluntary and compulsory participation. It is envisaged to create an insurance infrastructure that would make it possible to provide medical services of the same quality and accessibility to all groups of beneficiaries, regardless of social status. The size of the insurance package and insurance payments will be finally established in 2023, based on the analysis of the results for 2022.