New CNAM Director Andrei Uncuța Plans Patient-Focused Healthcare Funding

The new director of the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM) wants healthcare funding to be geared towards the patient’s journey

The processes for funding medical services are set to focus more on the patient journey and the quality of the services provided. This statement was made by Andrei Uncuța, who has been presented to the team at the National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) as its appointed Director-General.

Andrei Uncuța

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“We want funding processes to be centred on the patient journey, with the emphasis on the quality of services provided,” said Andrei Uncuța.

The new Director-General also emphasised the need for a coordinated, patient-centred approach to the procurement of medical services.

The Minister of Health, Alexandru Gasnaș, stated that funding policies and processes must be aligned between the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM) and the Ministry, noting that this “can only be achieved through close collaboration between the CNAM and the Ministry”.

Andrei Uncuța takes over as head of the CNAM from Ion Dodon, whose work in developing the institution was praised by the minister. Dodon, for his part, highlighted the professionalism and commitment of the CNAM team and wished the new director every success.

Andrei Uncuța holds a PhD in medical sciences, is a neurologist, and has a master’s degree in public health management. From June 2026 to the present, he has served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Health. Previously, he held several senior positions within medical institutions and public administration, including Director of the ‘Timofei Moșneaga’ Republican Clinical Hospital, Head of the Medical Service at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Deputy Medical Director of the Institute of Emergency Medicine, Director of the ‘Diomid Gherman’ Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery ‘Diomid Gherman’ Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Deputy Minister of Health.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.

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