The Resources Manager of the General Social Security System (ADRES) announced that on Friday the first payment of $ 200,000 million was made, corresponding to the maximum budget adjustments of 2022.
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In total, $ 819,000 million will be allocated to health promoting entities (EPS) in four monthly installments, as provided in the resolution issued by the Ministry of Finance.
“The total resources will be paid in four monthly installments, as indicated by the resolution issued by the Ministry of Finance”, Explained the director of Adres, Félix León Martínez.
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In addition, he informed that The payments corresponding to the maximum budgets of November and December 2024 have already been made to a total of 11 EPS, reaching a value of $ 300,000 million pesos. However, some EPS have not yet delivered the required documentation to make these turns effective.
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Martínez also revealed that the ADRES received the resolutions of the Ministry of Health for the payment of the maximum budgets of January, February and March 2025. “In this way, we are completely up to date”He said. Now, the EPS must carry out the corresponding procedure to receive these resources.
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The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit had officially recognized this debt of $ 819,667 million, allowing Adres to pay in a scheme of staggered disbursements until May 2025.
This measure responds to Law 2294 of 2023, which establishes adjustments in health services and technologies not covered by the Training Payment Unit (UPC) during the period 2020-2022.
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The total resources will be distributed between EPS of both the contributory and subsidized regime. Among the main beneficiaries in the contributory regime is New EPS, which will receive $ 193,387 million, followed by Sanitas with $ 95,110 million, and Sura, with $ 55,694 million. In the subsidized regime, the largest turns will be for New EPS with $ 88,088 million, EMSSANAR with $ 53,865 million and ASMET health with $ 46,378 million.
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ADRES has established a payment scheme divided into four disbursements. In February 2025, $ 200,000 million will be rotated, followed by similar amounts in March and April. The final payment, for $ 219,667 million, will be effective in May 2025. “This staggered distribution seeks to guarantee a constant flow of resources for EPS, allowing efficient and transparent use of funds”, They said.
