The IPS with support of that guild, urgent measures before the serious payments crisis by EPS intervened.
EPS patients, reference image.
Huila Governorate.
Health services providing institutions (IPS) reiterated their concern about the financial crisis facing the health system in Colombia.
The IPS referred to the lack of timely resource, especially by the Health Promoting Entities (EPS) intervened by the National Superintendence of Health, a situation that puts the continuity of medical care for millions of citizens at risk.
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According to the House of Institutions for the Health Care of the Andi, The EPS intervened owe more than $ 2.2 billion to the affiliated IPS, of which 87% correspond to defeated portfolio. The highest concentration of this debt falls on the new EPS, which owes more than $ 1.2 billion.
“The sustainability of the system is at risk. The flow of resources is insufficient and disproportionate Faced with the amount of health services provided, “the IPS warn.
They added that the percentage of collection for the services provided at the 9 EPS intervened does not exceed 37% in January 2025, below the 48% observed in the last three months of 2024.
The impact of this crisis is already reflected in several regions of the country, where some IPS have announced the closure of services to EPS users with default in their payments. “Without immediate action, IPS response capacity will be seriously committed”the spokesmen of the sector alerted.
Given this situation, IPS demanded urgent measures to guarantee the flow of resources through the administrator of the resources of the General Social Security System (ADRES). “It is essential that the Ministry of Health and the National Superintendence of Health exercise strict surveillance about the implementation of the direct turn and its correct application by the EPS,” they emphasized.
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They also insisted on the expedited compliance with the orders of the Constitutional Court on the maximum budgets and the insufficiency of the Capitation Payment Unit (UPC). “The health of Colombians cannot continue waiting,” they concluded.
Source: Integrated information system
