The Programa de Atencion Medica Integral, known by its acronym PAMI and formally the Comprehensive Medical Attention Program, is a public health insurance government agency in Argentina managed by the country's Ministry of Health. PAMI was established by Decree 19,032 on May 13, 1971, under President Alejandro Lanusse on the initiative of Social Welfare Minister Francisco Manrique, and it has since operated as the principal public health coverage scheme for Argentina's retirees and pensioners.
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PAMI was thus established to absorb the growing number of seniors on the initiative of Social Welfare Minister Francisco Manrique, and was signed into law by President Alejandro Lanusse via Decree 19.032, on May 13, 1971.
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The Comprehensive Medical Attention Program is a public health insurance government agency in Argentina managed by the country's Ministry of Health.
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The Comprehensive Medical Attention Program (Spanish: Programa de Atención Médica Integral, mostly known for its acronym PAMI) is a public health insurance government agency in Argentina managed by the country's Ministry of Health.
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