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Courts Order Nationwide Return of Disability Pensions as PAMI Must Restore Full Drug Coverage

A Catamarca court’s nationwide injunction compels ANDIS to restore suspended benefits, freezing audits under Decree 843/2024.

Overview

  • ANDIS published Resolution 13901/2025 directing ANSES to reactivate payments and to halt new suspensions tied to the contested audit regime until a final ruling.
  • The order covers 119,033 non‑contributive disability pensions, with disbursements to follow ANSES’s payment calendar and the specific beneficiary list kept in a non‑public annex.
  • Implementation questions persist, including treatment of retroactive sums and the agency’s reported stance of excluding incarcerated beneficiaries despite the court’s broad mandate.
  • In a separate ruling, a federal judge in Mendoza ordered PAMI to reinstate 100% coverage of essential medicines for all retirees and pensioners nationwide.
  • The government has appealed the injunction, and a related criminal probe into alleged ANDIS procurement bribery advances toward appellate review after prosecutors sought multiple raids.