Chronic illness medication financing to ramp up by $10.68mln
Georgian health minister Zurab Azarashvili on Monday said financing of medications against chronic illnesses would be increased by ₾30 million ($10.68mln) in the 2023 state budget. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgian health minister Zurab Azarashvili on Monday said financing of medications against chronic illnesses would be increased by ₾30 million ($10.68mln) in the 2023 state budget.
He also said the list of subsidised drugs would be expanded as part of the move.
We will implement reference pricing for medications beginning in January. In the first stage, it will apply to individuals with chronic and oncological conditions. In doing so, ₾30 million will be allocated following the implementation of reference pricing", Azarashvili said.
Last month, Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili announced state budget allocations for healthcare and social security programmes would be increasing by ₾770 million ($274mln).
A total of ₾290 million ($102mln) will be spent on increasing salary for police officers, military and security personnel in Georgia by 20 percent next year, prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday in a presentation of plans for the next year's budget at the government meeting.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said ₾80 million ($28 mln) would be allocated for providing natural gas supply to all regions of Georgia, while ₾900 million ($318mln) would be spent on agriculture and for development of small and medium-sized businesses in the country.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday announced an increase in pensions, salaries for school personnel and state funding for health and social programmes, while also announcing the construction of a residential block with 7,000 flats for internally displaced families and renovation of 500 public schools would begin “soon”.
Georgia’s 2023 budget has been planned with a five percent economic growth forecast, Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said at today's government meeting.
Georgian health minister Zurab Azarashvili on Tuesday announced the launch of a new methodology for clinics involved in the state-funded general healthcare programme, in a bid to offer improved treatment efficiency and prevent patient over-treatment in medical services.
The costs of medical drugs are expected to decrease by 40 percent next year following the anticipated introduction of reference prices, the Georgian government administration announced on Wednesday.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said the government would ensure “strict response” to alleged cases of mislabelling of affordable drugs by pharmacies, following an “alarming information" of a drug store characterising lower-cost medicines as being of low quality to customers.
Patients in Georgia spending money on medication for chronic illnesses will have up to 90 percent of their expenses reimbursed in a state programme by 2026, Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili said on Monday.
The Georgian Health Ministry on Tuesday said large pharmacy companies “artificially” increasing prices on medicines not yet covered by reference price policy was “unacceptable”.