The state budget for next year предусматриes an increase in healthcare spending to UAH 258.6 billion. Higher funding for the Medical Guarantees Program and reimbursement creates a sense of stability for basic medical services. At the same time, UAH 15.2 billion allocated for centralized procurement covers less than 60% of the projected need of UAH 26 billion. This calls into question the ability to expand access to innovative medicines without additional funding, Humanitarian Media Hub reports.
“Planned spending of UAH 10 billion on large-scale screenings for people aged 40 and over has sparked broad discussion. Early detection of cardiovascular diseases remains important, but experts doubt whether primary care can withstand such a workload and use the allocated resources effectively,” the Media Hub website states.
The patient community identifies full funding of state procurement, faster drug registration, and the creation of effective supervisory boards at medical institutions as key priorities for the coming year.
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