In keeping with efforts to expand universal health care (UHC) throughout the Americas, Peru established a UHC programme in 2009. Although it was a tremendous achievement, Peru must continue to address non-communicable chronic diseases in upcoming health-care reforms. For instance, the 2009 reforms established a fund to support high-cost therapies for certain chronic conditions; however, the coverage is not universal throughout the country and essential services for other chronic conditions remain uncovered...