The health reform of the government of Gustavo Petro still not having it easy. The head of liberalism, César Gaviria, together with Efraín Cepeda, president of the Conservative Party and Dilian Francisca Toro, director of ‘la U’, built a document that will be delivered to the Executive.
(Read: Conservative bench in the Senate and House will not support health reform).
In case the discussion of proposals that these parties have is not accepted, the coalition would be willing to file its own counter-reforma, as the Democratic Center and Radical Change have already done.
The problem for the Government is that if this new article is presented, the ruling party would be losing the support of 75 representatives to the Chamber and 38 senators. This implies that he would only have the votes of the Historical Pact and, perhaps, of the Green Alliance. Which is not enough for him to pass the initiative.
What does the proposal say?
The communities agree that the EPS cannot disappear, as they fear with the project led by Minister Carolina Cocho. The project that they plan to present keeps the EPS alive, which they now propose to call ‘Health and Life Management Entities’with an official, private or mixed nature.
(Also: Health Reform: Vargas Lleras filed his counter-project).
The proposal is that they maintain the function of “intelligently manage the health risks of people and communities where they operate and that select them”. In other words, the EPS would continue to retain affiliates, albeit prioritizing, as the Government proposes for the entire System, “highly responsive care at the primary or basic level, close, focused on the user and the place where they live and work, above market considerations.
That’s when they play a important role of Primary Care Centers, CAP, proposed by the Government in its reform. In this case, it differs because people “will have the right to freely choose the Health and Life Management Entity, EGVIS, of their preference, within the offer available in the respective region.”
“The National Government will promote the strengthening of CAPS of a public nature, especially in rural and dispersed areas or where limitations are detected for the access to health services by the population.“, they explain.
The user, likewise, may move from EPS at any time and you will be allowed to choose the doctor of your choice within the system.
(Keep reading: The costs that generate critics of the health reform).
Along with this, regarding the management of resources, the parties propose that the ADRS consigns directly to IPS and pharmaceuticals and the Health and Life Management Entities (EGVIS) They are in charge of auditing. They do not want “bureaucratization” or increase the risk of corruption and that is why they eliminate regional authorities.
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