Focus area

Access to Essential Medicines and State-Order (Pet-Patver) Coverage Gaps High

First analysis period

Model-generated

Oncology, cardiovascular, and diabetes patients repeatedly report that the state-order system does not cover essential, expensive medications, forcing them to pay out-of-pocket or accumulate massive debt. In extreme cases, hospitalized patients are threatened with treatment termination over unpaid fees, and parents of disabled children cannot legally import unlicensed anti-epileptic drugs.

Affected groups

Oncology patients, cardiovascular patients, diabetics, and parents of children with disabilities

Geography

Gyumri, Yerevan, Ararat

Actions for this focus area

Establish an emergency transport protocol for regional dialysis and oncology patients in coordination with MTAD. · Within 7 days
Issue an immediate directive prohibiting hospitals from demanding upfront payments or threatening treatment termination for essential care. · Within 7 days
Develop policy options to expand state-order (pet-patver) coverage for essential oncology and cardiovascular medications. · Within 90 days

Supporting citizen requests

Supporting count not computable