“The ‘old’ political class that does not want changes”, and “the fault lies with Minister Corcho who does not listen”, is the debate regarding the situation with the Health Reform, which would not reach the 21 votes required so that it goes to debates. If it sinks, it would be the third reform to that sector that falls in less than 10 years.
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The complications for the Health Reform began with the withdrawal of support by the liberals last week, and this March 29, the party added to that rejection Conservative and the ‘OR’, and that change to the current health system proposed by the government of Gustavo Petro, remains on hold.
This would be the second reform, of the four big ones that the ‘government of change’ has proposed, to fail.
The first, the political reform, which had not collapsed and President Petro himself had already spoken out and distanced himself from said project. With that of Health, he has not spoken, “they are trying to save it and negotiating,” they point out.
And it is that the accounts do not give without support from liberals, conservatives, the ‘U’, Cambio Radical and Centro Democrático, the project “would only guarantee seven of the 21 votes required to be approved in the first debate in the Seventh Commission.”
If that debate doesn’t happen, the project sinks and does not reach plenary sessions.
would have support from Historical Pactone from Commons and two from the seats of victims.
The document has 152 articles grouped into 18 chapters and some main axes of which the change to the country’s health system is triggered and that on February 14 the national government asked to take to the streets to support it.
With almost two months of delay, it was presented to Congress at the beginning of 2023.
Although from the government they assured that they listened to all sectors, from different unions; Even the doctor and part of the political leadership of various parties, it has been denounced that what was left in the project “was not what was discussed.”
And the crisis began, it was warned even from the bench of the Historical Pact that has always supported the reform, that Minister Carolina Corcho should listen more.
From the government bench, on the night of March 29, they pointed out that said reform is still alive.
Be careful, it is false to say that the health reform sank.
I remain convinced that we can reach agreements regarding that missing 1%.
The need to carry out a health reform is a historical imperative that demands all possible disposition from us. I keep building bridges
—David Racero (@DavidRacero) March 30, 2023
However, almost 13 hours later, nothing more has been said. Neither the minister, the president nor any other spokesperson has spoken.
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