Overview
- Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni confirmed that ANDIS has been dissolved and its functions transferred to the Ministry of Health led by Mario Lugones.
- Interventor Alejandro Vilches is expected to head the new structure, while 16 political posts are eliminated, a 45.7% reduction in the hierarchy.
- The government says the redesign adds file traceability, permanent audits and decisions based on sanitary criteria.
- Authorities cited audits and leaked audios to allege irregularities, including pensions paid after beneficiaries’ deaths, files without valid documentation and providers billing without services such as Fundación METAS.
- A federal investigation overseen by Judge Sebastián Casanello remains active, opposition lawmakers decry a cover‑up of alleged kickbacks, and reporting notes beneficiaries who fail existing eligibility rules could lose payments.