President Gustavo Petro He referred again to the situation of the health system and the management of public resources allocated to this sector.
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Through his X account, the president mentioned the report presented by the Ministry of Health and the Administrator of the Resources of the General Health Social Security System (Adres). to evaluate the growth of the Capitation Payment Unit (UPC).
According to the head of state, the irregularities detected in the study regarding the management of resources Already the data presented by the Health Providing Entities (EPS) imply a more in-depth investigation on the subject.
“It is clear that, now, a forensic audit is needed on the entire EPS. I do not understand the obstacles that prevent it from being carried out. The truth is Colombia’s path”said the president.
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The reports from the Adress and the Ministry of Health to raise the UPC, which show us costs attributed to people who had already died, exorbitant artificial overdoses in medications and medical procedures, hidden billing, fake clinics, self-loans to owners… https://t.co/Un0aOc8qjV
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) January 8, 2025
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Among the inconsistencies referred to in the report include, according to the president, “costs attributed to people who had already died, exorbitant artificial overdoses in medications and medical procedures, hidden billing, fake clinics, self-loans to private EPS owners, etc.”
Petro also added that “both the national government’s reports on the use of health resources, as well as the reports of the comptroller general, as well as the results of previous criminal investigations, indicate a systematic, measured in billions of pesos, widespread and irregular use of resources. public destined for the health of society”.
President Petro also reiterated that “criminal investigation and concerted action in Congress” not only would allow us to have a strong preventive system, but with “a good health care system for the sick that is much healthier, financially and ethically.”
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