The National Health Superintendence would have denied the request Voluntary retirement from EPS Sura of the Colombian health system, made on May 28, despite the fact that the entity has complied with the requirements and documentation necessary for the analysis of its situation, as ‘Caracol Radio’ was able to establish.
As revealed by the station, the surveillance entity evaluated the figure of progressive clearing and considered that it generated a risk for the system, since there would be no way to assume the provision of health services in other EPSs to the 5.2 million users that Sura has under its belt..
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The request, which was presented at the end of May, according to the EPS, was due to its financial unsustainability; however, they urged that they continue to provide their users with the services they offer.
It is worth mentioning that, during its operation, EPS Sura has accumulated more than 25 billion pesos in accounts payablewhile the Colombian Association of Clinics and Hospitals (ACHC) reports 12.3 billion pesos in this concept, according to Supersalud.
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According to a measurement of Invamer Regarding the situation of the health system due to the presidential administration, 72% of those surveyed assured that in this period of Gustavo Petro the quality and health coverage are going from bad to worse.
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Regarding improvements, the indicator has also been decreasing, since in February, 29% of those surveyed stated that they felt that the quality and coverage was at a higher level, but for the April results, only 22% considered it this way. way, while for the last survey that corresponds to June only 20% believe that there are improvements.
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