The Senators Honorio Henriquez and Alirio Barrera, of the Democratic Centerand members of Commission VI of the Senate of the Republic, settled on Wednesday the negative presentation to the health reform proposed by the President Gustavo Petro’s government.
“This decision, backed by an exhaustive analysis, seeks to protect the right to the health of Colombians, which would be severely affected by a reform that, far from improving the system, puts it at risk“, mentions the opposition community in a press release.
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The arguments of his filing, according to the party, focus on the fiscal unfeasibility, the lack of planning and the serious risk it represents for the care and continuity of the treatments of millions of patients.
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“The project does not guarantee continuity in care for patients who are already treatment. The text says, in its article 69, that the EPS will continue to provide services until the new health networks are created, but does not specify how a transition will be ensured without interruptions or how personalized monitoring will be done“The Democratic Center explains.
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The movement states that the reform proposed by the Government It does not have a clear financial support and that has inconsistencies in its income: “The Ministry of Finance has estimated a cost of $ 109 billion only for its first year (2026), but does not explain where those resources will come from. This definance is especially worrying, since the general budget of the nation already has a deficit of $ 26 billion“
“In a period of one year, income estimates have increased in billion pesos without technical justification. In Report 1, rendered by September 2024, income of $ 1,260 billion was expected for the 2025-2034 period. In Report 2, given in March 2025, they amounted to $ 1,336 billion, an increase of $ 76 billion without support on these sources of financing. In report 3, August 2025, income amount to $ 1,576 billion, in an analysis period from 2026 to 2036“He added.
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