Overview
- Loccisano announced on X that she submitted her resignation to Health Minister Mario Lugones, thanked President Javier Milei, and said she would continue supporting a more modern, less bureaucratic health system from outside government.
- The Health Ministry has not named a successor, and multiple outlets report that Lugones is expected to decide on a replacement in the coming days.
- Lugones publicly acknowledged the departure, thanking Loccisano for her work during a period of reorganization and modernization in the sector.
- Her departure extends a broader shuffle following the October legislative elections, with recent exits including Guillermo Francos, Lisandro Catalán and Gerardo Werthein and new roles for Manuel Adorni and Diego Santilli.
- Coverage notes her long service in the ministry since 2013 and her visible role in the Hospital Garrahan dispute, while some reports cite unconfirmed frictions with Lugones after Francos’s resignation and suggest a possible move to the private sector.