Healthcare Ministry readying to launch health insurance system in 2014December 26, 2012 - 15:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Healthcare Ministry has launched preparatory work for implementation of obligatory health insurance system in Armenia starting 2014. As Healthcare Minister Derenik Dumanyan told a December 26 news conference in Yerevan, 32,4% growth was posted in paid medical services to total AMD 22,7 billion. As he noted, the highest income was reported in repayment of medical services as part of social package for civil servants. “The income totaled AMD 2,5 billion for January-November 2012, growing by AMD 1,8 billion against 2011 results,” Dumanyan said. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |