Medical Insurance in Ukraine for Emergency Care

The Ukrainian parliament passed a law in 1997 requiring all visitors to Ukraine to obtain mandatory health insurance from the state joint-stock insurance company Ukrinmedstrach.

According to the information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Ukrinmedstrach was "created for the purpose of developing a state program to ensure that foreign citizens receive high-quality emergency medical assistance in Ukraine". In other words, the program, primarily, guarantees that any visitor to Ukraine will have continuing access to the public health system in emergency cases and, secondly, it ensures that the facilities rendering emergency care are compensated for their services.

The cost of medical insurance, according to information from Ukrainian authorities, does not depend on the term of validity, or type of, visa but on the length of a foreigner’s stay in Ukraine. The cost for the insurance is: from 1 to 5 days – 12 hryvnya (approx. $2), for 30 days – 62 hryvnya ($12), from 181 to 210 days - 334 hryvnya ($60), from 331 to 365 days - 500 hryvnya ($95).

Note: the prices in USD are given according to the current rate of exchange in Ukraine - $1 = 5 hryvnya.

This insurance can be obtained from local offices of the Ukrainian Department of Citizenship, Migrations and Registration (formerly know as OVIR).