Government approves procedure for implementing the Medical Guarantees Programme for 2026

Today, the Government approved the procedure for implementing the Programme of Medical Guarantees for 2026. More than UAH 191.6 billion has been allocated for the programme in the State Budget. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.

“Funding for primary healthcare will increase to UAH 29.5 billion, while the capitation rate per declared patient for medical professionals will rise to UAH 1,007.3. This is the foundation of the healthcare system – almost 29.8 million people have declarations with family doctors,” the Head of Government said.

According to her, in the Programme of Medical Guarantees for 2026 the Government has focused on areas with the greatest workload: “The emphasis is on cardiovascular diseases: UAH 3.2 billion for stroke treatment and UAH 1.5 billion for myocardial infarctions. Tariffs for cardiac surgery have been updated, including coronary artery bypass surgery, and support for paediatric cardiac surgery has been strengthened.”

Yulia Svyrydenko also noted that funding for emergency medical care will increase to UAH 12.7 billion, while the Affordable Medicines programme will receive UAH 8.7 billion.

In addition, expenditure has been increased for the treatment of severe injuries, rehabilitation after trauma, strokes and heart attacks, as well as for inpatient psychiatric care.

A separate focus is on assistance to children and support for healthcare workers in frontline regions. The PMG 2026 also introduces a new package for children under the age of four in the most vulnerable life circumstances, providing round-the-clock medical care and professional supervision.

The Prime Minister emphasised that the Programme of Medical Guarantees for 2026 overall covers 46 packages of medical services and remains a key instrument for ensuring accessible and free medical care for Ukrainians.

In 2025, 23.8 million Ukrainians used the programme. In total, 191.5 million medical services were provided – from consultations with family doctors to complex surgeries, treatment of strokes, heart attacks, cancer, and rehabilitation. For many, this assistance was critically important: more than 109,000 patients received stroke treatment; 36,000 received treatment for heart attacks; and hundreds of thousands received oncological, psychiatric, rehabilitation and palliative care.

“The Programme of Medical Guarantees has been in operation for eight years and underpins the state’s core healthcare strategy: people must be able to seek medical care when they need it, without postponing treatment due to financial constraints,” Yulia Svyrydenko stressed.