Santo Domingo.- Santo Domingo.- The president of the National Association of Private Clinics and Hospitals (Andeclip), Rafael Mena, pointed out that the clinics have fought for years for Law 87-01 on Social Security to be modified. However, this fight has become more and more acute, which is why they are currently requesting the National Social Security Council (CNSS) that the Health Risk Administrators (ARS) comply with the provisions of said regulations.
Rafael Mena says that indexing is necessary. In other words, “as costs increase, payments to clinics increase.” Since 90% of the accumulated inflation has not been paid in health.
He also stated that the clinics have received “an economic strangulation” and that it has been something planned.
“An economic strangulation that the clinics have had has been something planned by neoliberalism… So that they eliminate the powers of small and medium-sized clinics so that they can have a monopoly,” Mena said on the morning program “El Día” that is broadcast by Telesystem channel 11.
The doctor assures that most of the clinics that have had to close or have gone bankrupt is because the law has not been complied with.
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The president of ANDECLIP emphasized that in the framework of all the meetings they have held with the Advice National Social Security (CNSS) They have requested 25 percent to start negotiating with the Health Risk Administrators (ARS), however, so far they have only offered 6 percent.
“That is a mockery,” said the also academic.
Although a date has not yet been set for a future dialogue with the National Council of Social Security, Medez reiterated that if they fail to obtain an agreement soon they will join the Dominican Medical Association, stopping the services.
