Ukraine. Reduction of Financing of the Ukrainian Healthcare System

On 3 April 2014 Law of Ukraine No.1165-VII dated 27 March 2014 “On Amendments to the Law “On the State Budget” (“Law No. 1165-VII”) became effective.



Among other, Law No. 1165-VII reduces the State Budget expenditure for financing of the healthcare system from UAH 10.08 billion to UAH 8.66 billion in 2014, including:

• subventions from the State Budget to local budgets for partial reimbursement of Hypertensive medicines are reduced by 27.5%;
• subventions to the Crimean and Sevastopol budgets are cancelled;
• subventions for purchase of inhalation anesthesia medicines are reduced by 90.5%;
• subventions for purchase of the first aid medicines and medical products are reduced by 57.3%.

Source: KPMG-Ukraine