This Thursday, in the plenary of the House of Representativesa new package of seven articles of Health System Reform Projectadding, 30 of the 62 that are part of the articles presented by the Government.
After more than four hours of discussion, the Articles 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27reaching up to 50% of the project approved after citation to extra sessions.
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These articles have to do with complementary health services in health, economic benefits, soft loans to Health Provider Institutions (IPS)the adjustment of the destination of a part of the financial resources of the Fund for Solidarity for the Promotion of Employment and Protection of Cepe, the use of resource resources of the master accounts, the designation of the surpluses resulting from the process of sanitation of employment contributions Financed with resources from the Fiscal Location and the General System of Participations and the surplus resources of the sector.
Health Reform Project Debate
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Later, in the session, the beginning of the discussion of a new block was announced, composed of the Articles 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.
These are related to the third project title, which deals with issues such as the functions of the Administrator of the Resources of the General Social Security System (ADRES)which would become the great system of the system, taking care of making direct payments to medium and high complexity providers, giving funds to Primary Health Care Centers (CAPS) and administer incentives for Health and life managers.
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Faced with this, the Representative to the Chamber of the Green Alliance, Catherine Juvinaohe said in his speech that it is necessary that the direct payments of ADRES to health agents have control and do not do without filter.
“I cannot believe that a government that says that this health reform is to combat corruption, open such a gap. This has been part of the health system problem in Colombia: billing and audits“He said, adding that 800 million invoices a year in the system are issued in the country.
Discussion of health reform
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As a response, the Representative of the Historical Pact, Jorge Ocampohe said: “What article 19 is saying is that 85% are paid with audit after service. To criticize this system, those who do so much emphasis on this, at least you should know how the system works today, when the flow of resources and the escape is that the EPS pay the value they want to the providers and there is no one who audite them“
After reconciliation, The substitute proposition to article 20 was voted that, precisely, regulates the payment of health services by Adreswhich was denied with 66 votes against 32 notes in favor.
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Later, the Liberal Party bench retired from the plenary after being challenged. The challenges were sent to the Ethics Commission.
“There is a new element related to the financing of the campaign that forces us to take care of due process“The President of the Chamber, Jaime Raúl Salamanca.
Finally, after reading a challenge to the Alianza Verde party, Salamanca announced the closure of the session, thus leaving the vote of the package of articles 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 for this Friday, at 10:00 am
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