Children, women, young people and adults in Bolivia who do not have health insurance can register with their identity card and receive the benefits of the Unified Health System.
According to statements made by the Deputy Minister of Health Insurance and Management of the Single Health System (SUS), 7,473,902 people have subscribed to the SUS in Bolivia, from its implementation in 2019 until February 2024. Through the SUS, a total of 244,871,928 services were provided free of charge in public sub-sector facilities to the Bolivian population that did not have health insurance during that period.
The national government makes transfers to departmental autonomous governments and municipal autonomous governments to guarantee the operation of the SUS in the country,