No one should have to choose between medicine and food. Gagik Tsarukyan

04/20/2026

As you know, our party is running in the elections with the "Proposal for Armenia" program, which outlines the most pressing issues facing our country and our proposed solutions. One of those issues is healthcare—a topic that has gained renewed attention in recent months with the discussion around introducing a universal health insurance system.
My core principle is this: health insurance is a vital system, and it must certainly work. However, reforms must be carried out thoughtfully and carefully—not at the cost of healthcare workers' income, not at the cost of their health, and not at the cost of their well-being.
Doctors and other healthcare workers must be paid fairly for the demanding work they do. Health insurance should provide a sense of security for both patients and medical staff.
We are proposing an insurance system that offers guarantees to our citizens throughout their entire lives—not a pre-election gimmick backed by unclear funding mechanisms.
We are proposing an insurance system that does not lead to endless waiting lists and bureaucratic hassle.
Universal health coverage must go hand in hand with investments in infrastructure.
Re-equipping medical facilities, modernizing them, and improving building conditions—especially in the regions—are critical priorities. These are challenges the state must address together with the private sector.
The state has a duty to protect citizens in the pharmaceutical market just as it protects them in the areas of energy and food safety.
No one should have to choose between buying medicine and buying food. Health must not be sacrificed to market forces or monopolies. This is the political and human responsibility of those in power.