KIEV, May 11 – Ukraine's Health Ministry has published a draft concept on healthcare system reform. The document envisages the creation of a national agency to finance healthcare as a single national contractor for medical services and to introduce a government-guaranteed medical service package.

According to the document posted on the ministry's website, the government-guaranteed medical service package is to be given to all citizens of Ukraine and includes primary medical care, emergency medical services (including inpatient services), key forms of outpatient services prescribed by general practitioners and key types of planned inpatient medical services prescribed by general practitioners or medical specialists.