Улаанбаатар
BUDGET 2023: Funding for prescription discount increased by MNT 22.7 billion
Economy
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. The budget revenue of the Health Insurance Fund for 2023 is estimated to be MNT 1,481.4 billion.
62 percent of the income of the health insurance fund, or MNT 914.3 billion, is expected to be paid from the state budget. The state will pay the costs of MNT 687.4 billion specified in Article 24 of the Law on Health to finance the support and care services. It also budgeted MNT 226.9 billion, which is increased by MNT 63.2 billion, to pay the health insurance for the citizens that the government covers, following Article 8 of the Law on Health Insurance in connection with the increase of the minimum wage.
Moreover, MNT 1,341.8 billion has been budgeted for the cost of purchasing assistance and services from the Health Insurance Fund. An estimate of MNT 250.9 billion has been allocated to primary healthcare institutions, which is calculated to be twice as much as the funding provided per citizen.
Medicines for children with cerebral palsy and seizures are included in prescription discounts under the Health Insurance Law. Also, to improve access and control of drug costs under the government's responsibility, the funding for a prescription discount has been budgeted to be 89.9 billion MNT, which is increased by MNT 22.7 billion.
