Argentina health system crisis under Milei

Timeline

1. 3 days ago

   [HEALTH] 4 sources

   Argentinian retirees face three‑month medical blackout as PAMI dispute stalls care in Esquel

   A dispute between PAMI and CIMOCH has left about 8,500 retirees in Esquel, Argentina without medical coverage for nearly three months, prompting protests and calls for urgent resolution.

2. 15 days ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Argentina's PAMI and Servired update specialist selection and virtual therapy authorizations

   PAMI allows members to select specialists and change providers online, while Servired provides a detailed online system for authorizing virtual psychotherapy sessions in Argentina.

3. 18 days ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Argentina retirees face 6% jump in medication prices over two months

   In Argentina, medication prices for retirees rose 6% from May to July 2026, outpacing a 4.8% pension increase and pushing drug costs to over 40% of a minimum pension.

4. 20 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Argentina retirees protest pension cuts as PAMI sustains free medication in July

   Argentine retirees protested pension demands while PAMI confirmed July’s 100% free coverage for 160 essential medicines.

5. 21 days ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Courts in Argentina and Uruguay Order Health Authorities to Fund High‑Cost Treatments

   Courts in Argentina and Uruguay have ordered state health bodies to fully fund costly treatments—a rehabilitation program costing 714,000 pesos and the $386,000 cancer drug Avelumab—affirming patients' right to

6. 24 days ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Argentina's PAMI embroiled in political rally and doctor-patient cuts

   PAMI facilities were used for a libertarian rally in Entre Ríos while in Córdoba the agency stripped doctors of most patients after fee cuts, sparking union protests and threatening care for retirees.

7. about 1 month ago

   [HEALTH] 3 sources

   PAMI crisis sparks retiree protests and legislative push in Argentina

   Retirees protest PAMI cuts in Concordia while Neuquén legislators demand urgent dialogue as unpaid fees force private clinics to suspend services for hundreds of thousands of affiliates.

8. about 1 month ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Argentine courts order emergency health coverage for dismissed worker and disability beneficiaries

   Argentine judges ordered an employer to maintain health coverage for a dismissed worker with chronic kidney disease and mandated Pami/Incluir Salud to pay disability benefits within 72 hours to avoid treatment

9. about 1 month ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   PAMI faces clinic appointment suspension as new referral centre scheme rolls out

   Clinics nationwide halted new PAMI appointments over payment delays as Berisso launches a new referral centre system for 18,000 retirees.

10. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 5 sources

    Buenos Aires disability advocates warn of worsening PAMI crisis

    CTA and UTERA in Buenos Aires raise concerns over disability rights violations and a deepening PAMI health‑care crisis, citing funding shortfalls, staff shortages and unmet employment quotas.

11. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Argentina's PAMI confronts funding crisis and rising cyber‑fraud threats

    PAMI faces a funding shortfall that could disrupt care for millions of retirees and is launching new anti‑phishing safeguards to protect beneficiaries' data.

12. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    PAMI fee cuts force clinic service suspensions in Argentine Patagonia

    PAMI's steep fee reductions have forced Patagonian clinics to suspend routine guard consultations for retirees, sparking doctors' warnings that elderly health is at risk.

13. 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 5 sources

    Argentina's PAMI audit and health insurer crisis intensify

    Argentina's health system faces a funding crisis as PAMI's audit of a municipal hospital in San Marcos Sud highlights months‑long payment delays, while the government declares five union‑run health insurers in危

14. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Argentina's Milei government aims to cut 5,000 public jobs by August

    Argentina's Milei government will cut 4‑5 k public jobs by August via voluntary retirements, adding to a 60 k‑job reduction since taking office.

15. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Argentina President Milei faces feud, health protests, crypto scandal

    Milei’s government is embroiled in an internal feud, massive health‑budget protests and a crypto‑scam scandal, while Argentina exits the WHO.

16. 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Argentina's PAMI dental care halted as dentists protest unpaid fees

    Dentists have halted non‑emergency PAMI dental care in Argentina, citing delayed payments and per‑capita fees as low as 372 pesos, far below procedure costs.

17. 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Argentina's PAMI reports financial strain, government pledges to keep system orderly

    Argentina's PAMI admits fiscal strain but denies a deep crisis, pledging stability as aging raises costs.

18. 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 19 sources

    Argentina's health system in crisis as Milei slashes budget, prompting nationwide protests

    Milei's >63 bn‑peso health cuts have slashed budgets 40 %, shut programs, left 742 k uninsured and driven 100 k‑person protests across Argentina.

19. 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 7 sources

    PAMI payment crisis forces suspension of dental and medical services for Argentine retirees

    PAMI’s unpaid debts and fee cuts have halted dental care, threatened medical services, and strained pharmacies, leaving Argentine retirees without adequate care

20. 3 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Argentina's hospitals hit by staff pay delays and coronary unit shutdown

    Doctors at Sanatorio Río Negro protest unpaid wages while Hospital Schestakow's coronary unit was closed for three days.

21. 3 months ago

    [HEALTH] 27 sources

    Argentina retirees protest collapsing health benefits from PAMI and OSFA

    Argentine retirees protest severe cuts to PAMI and OSFA health benefits, citing loss of free meds, specialist care and rising out‑of‑pocket costs.