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Audit Flags Up to 30% Drug Overpricing at Argentina’s Disability Agency as Prosecutor Receives Leaked Audios

A sealed federal investigation now examines contracts with Suizo Argentina after the agency was placed under intervention.

Overview

  • A preliminary review of seven medications found ANDIS paid roughly 27%–30% more than the Health Ministry, according to officials overseeing the intervention.
  • For Asparaginasa Pegilada, Incluir Salud paid ARS 13,500,176 in August 2025 versus ARS 8,274,027 paid by the Ministry in August 2024, a 63% raw gap that the government presents as 27% after inflation.
  • Journalist Mauro Federico delivered about 50 recordings attributed to ex-chief Diego Spagnuolo to prosecutor Franco Picardi, with the case under a 30‑day secrecy order and prior raids and asset freezes ordered.
  • President Javier Milei dismissed the accusations as a political operation, while interventor Alejandro Vilches initiated an internal audit that remains in progress.
  • Health Minister Mario Lugones said Suizo Argentina’s major contract with his ministry is for logistics rather than drug supply and signaled the review could finish sooner than the six‑month legal window.