Overview
- Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni announced the dissolution of ANDIS and the transfer of all responsibilities to the national Health Ministry led by Mario Lugones.
- The government cited audits and leaked audios tied to ex-ANDIS head Diego Spagnuolo, detailing irregularities such as pensions paid after beneficiaries’ deaths, undocumented approvals, and billed services not delivered, including the Fundación METAS case.
- Sixteen political posts will be eliminated, a 45.7% cut to the agency’s hierarchy, with assurances of file traceability, continuous audits, and decisions guided by sanitary criteria.
- Alejandro Vilches, who served as ANDIS interventor, is expected to head a new secretariat within the Health Ministry, according to officials.
- Opposition lawmakers call the move a cover-up linked to alleged kickbacks referenced in leaked audios and are advancing congressional challenges, while prosecutors seek additional statements in the ongoing federal probe overseen by Judge Casanello; the government maintains benefits will continue with stricter enforcement of existing eligibility rules.