News about Health insurance
Nearly all citizens who paid the fixed premium for mandatory health insurance in the first half of 2026 used the government’s MPay service. These figures were presented at a meeting of the Board of the National Health Insurance Company (CNAM).
The National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) has paid 1.22 billion lei in advance to healthcare providers for services to be rendered to the public in July.
More than 174,000 people received compensation for medications and medical devices prescribed through the electronic prescription system last month. Of these, 126,000 were patients with cardiovascular diseases.
The Ministry of Health has revised the regulations governing primary health care. The reform involves the administrative merger of several medical centers and a shift to regional management. The authorities assure the public that this measure will not result in the closure of rural clinics or staff reductions.
The Institute of Emergency Medicine (IMU) has modernized its operating room by purchasing a high-tech microscope for complex spinal surgeries. The project, costing 6.17 million lei, was funded by the National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) through the fund for the development and modernization of public healthcare providers.
The National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) supports the primary care reform initiated by the Ministry of Health. The company’s CEO, Ion Dodon, stated in an interview with Logos Press that the goal of the reform is to improve access to healthcare services for the public by strengthening the role of family doctors.
In 2025, the National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) spent more than 1.2 billion lei on reimbursements for medications and medical devices. Approximately 730,000 people received assistance, primarily the elderly and patients with chronic conditions.
The National Health Insurance Company (NHIC) is launching a virtual assistant, which is now available on the organization’s official website.
The Moldovan experience in managing the compulsory health insurance system is becoming a reference model for Uzbekistan. Twenty-five years after the system was established, the National Health Insurance Company (NHIC) has become a reference point for the Uzbek authorities, who are seeking to adopt Moldovan expertise to modernize their own health care system.
From July 4, 2026, all data on insurance medicine will be concentrated in the unified information system “Compulsory Medical Insurance” (CMI). It will work in a mode of full compatibility with other information systems and databases to obtain reliable information.
In the first five months of 2026, the National Health Insurance Company (AOAM) accumulated revenues of more than LE 5.7 billion in the compulsory health insurance funds.
An external audit revealed that more than half of the citizens obliged to self-insure do not purchase a medical policy. At the end of last year, 133 thousand people paid the insurance contribution under the compulsory health insurance (CHI) program in the prescribed amount, totaling 363.5 million lei, while more than 142 thousand people did not contribute to the CHI system. The losses incurred by the medical funds are estimated by the Court of Accounts at about 187 million lei.
The amount of compensation for occupational disease or damage is determined on the basis of the average monthly earnings for the country for 2025. The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has published data on the basis for recalculating compensation.
The National Health Insurance Company (NHIC) announced the launch of an updated anonymous consultation dedicated to the assessment of the compulsory health insurance system and the quality of health services in Moldova.
About 70 representatives of medical centers and offices of family physicians from the districts of Causeni, Anenii Noi, Stefan Voda and Cimislia participated in the final seminar on practical aspects of the implementation of contractual provisions within the compulsory health insurance (CHI) and compliance with the normative acts in force.
A cochlear implant for 440 thousand lei was the most expensive case of treatment in 2025. Overall, more than 8.5 billion lei were allocated for inpatient medical care in the country. This is more than half of the funds accumulated in the compulsory health insurance funds during the year.
The National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) has transferred more than LE 1 billion 30 million in advance to health service providers for services to be rendered to the population in April.
New medical equipment worth 207,000 lei was installed at the health center from Singerei, which will allow patients to get the necessary tests on the spot.
The authorities summarize two years of operation of the electronic prescription system (e-Rețeta) for reimbursed medicines and medical devices. The system was launched on April 1, 2024 and has since become a central tool in the process of providing patients with reimbursed medicines. The National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) also believes that it has significantly increased transparency in the use of public funds.
Health insurance “closed” February with a deficit. In the first two months of the current year, the expenditures of the health insurance funds grew faster than the revenues. As a result, the fulfillment of obligations was completed with a deficit of 1.232 billion lei.
