Argentina - Health Insurance Reform Project

Report No. PIC3412 Project Name Argentina-Health Insurance Reform Project Region Latin America and the Caribbean Sector Human Resources Project ID ARPA40909 Borrower The Argentine Republic Implementing Agencies Ministries of Economy and Health Hipolito Yrigoyen 0 (1310) Capital Federal Buenos Aires, Argentina Contact: Mr. Roberto Pagano or Mr. Osvaldo Giordano Tel: 54-1-349-5000 Fax: 54-1-349-6107 Date PID Prepared May 4, 1995 Projected Appraisal Date June 1995 Projected Board Date July 1995 1. Background. Argentina+s social insurance system for health, which accounts for about $7 billion a year in spending -- nearly 3 percent of GDP -- and covers about 18 million persons or 60 percent of the country