Baku: Azerbaijan has announced the creation of the State Agency for Medical Insurance and Expertise by merging two existing entities. This new agency is a public legal entity operating under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan. The amalgamation involves the State Agency for Mandatory Health Insurance and the State Medical-Social Expertise and Rehabilitation Agency.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the establishment of this new agency follows a decree signed by President Ilham Aliyev. The move aims to streamline operations and enhance the delivery of medical insurance and expertise services in the country. The reorganization seeks to centralize functions that were previously handled separately by the two agencies.