He Comprehensive Medical Care Program (PAMI) It is the public social work of older adults. It includes medical and social benefits to provide medical assistance, special care and medications with coverage and discounts so that its more than 5 million members continue their treatments.
Last December, the agency implemented adjustments to the list of medications with 100% coverage and to the requirements to access them during January 2025.
But there is a detail regarding these requirements, since if the member does not comply with the first 2 (income limit and not having prepaid medicine) but the cost of the medications indicated for a treatment is equal to or greater than 15% of your incomecan request 100% coverage for social reasons through an exception mechanism.
On the other hand, veteran members of the Falklands War do not have to meet these requirements. Although, in any case, they must complete the subsidy application process for social reasons.
PAMI: which are the medications that will no longer be free in 2025
To facilitate access to essential medicines, the PAMI Medication Program includes a list of drugs that will continue to be free. Thus, they guarantee full coverage of those special treatments of serious or chronic illnesses that are protected by the law in force throughout the country. As treatments for hemophilia, diabetes, oncological medications, rheumatoid arthritis, fibrocystic diseases, osteoarthritis, HIV and Hepatitis B or C, among others.
In 2025, with the new adjustment to the drug list, there are certain drugs that will not have 100% coverage. These are those who are not considered essential for special treatments of diseases such as those mentioned above:
- Antibiotics and antivirals: such as Acetylsalicylic Acid, Acyclovir, Ciprofloxacin, Clarithromycin and Metronidazole.
- Pain relievers and anti-inflammatories: such as Betamethasone, Dexamethasone and Meprednisone.
- Medications for the treatment of various conditions: such as Benznidazole, Ivermectin, Tramadol, and Methotrexate.
On the other hand, the entity offers discounts from 50% to 80% on the “PAMI price”your preferential rate in pharmacies for medications indicated in the treatment of chronic or acute pathologies. And in the case of drugs use causesl, the discount is 40%.
Source: Ambito
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