The list of medical services included in the universal mandatory health insurance package in Armenia was approved at Thursday's Cabinet meeting of the Armenian government.

Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan noted that this decision also establishes the procedures for reimbursement of medical services.

The decision on the establishment of an insurance fund was also adopted, and the health minister noted that this fund will be able to fully operate within two months.

The list of respective medicines was also established, and they are already publicized in the Armed system.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that this health insurance package will come into force in Armenia starting from January 1, 2026 for all persons under 18 years of age, for all persons over 65 years of age, for all persons receiving a monthly salary above 200 thousand drams, for persons aged 18–65 with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree of disability, for persons with more than 28 points included in the social security system, and for family members of deceased servicepersons.

Also, Pashinyan appealed to Armenia’s 1,600,000 residents who will become beneficiaries of this universal mandatory health insurance system as of January 1, 2026.

“Dear 1,600,000 compatriots, we ask [you] not to ‘attack’ the healthcare institutions [of Armenia] from January 1, 2026. I guarantee that now MRT, KT, I don’t know what, we will definitely find something that needs to be treated. It is ruled out that we will not find something that does not need to be treated. Our health insurance system is about the fact that there should be [medical] examinations [in Armenia] every year, and this is the right way that we prevent the illness. But there is no need to launch an ‘attack’ on the healthcare system [of Armenia, starting] from January 1, because neither the [country’s] medical centers nor the government will flee," the premier noted.