There is talk of a waste of 40 billion pesos by the entity.
News Colombia.
On Monday, August 5, the Comptroller General of the Republic revealed alarming findings about Nueva EPS, the largest health provider in Colombia.
According to the report, the entity would have embezzled around 40 billion pesos in 2020.
Resources allocated to unjustified expenses
The regulatory body found that Nueva EPS made payments not related to health services.
During 2020, at least 40 billion pesos were spent on fees for board members, gasoline vouchers, travel advances, and yoga and pilates classes, among other questionable expenses.
#ControlYourHealth | Payments were found that have no causal relationship with health services. The NUEVA EPS allocated $40 billion for fees for board members, gasoline vouchers, travel advances, yoga and pilates classes, among others. https://t.co/maJGb8XqII pic.twitter.com/oprowYBp1J
— Office of the Comptroller General (@CGR_Colombia) August 5, 2024
The Comptroller’s Office also found that the New EPS used 62 billion pesos from the training payment unit (UPC) of 2020 to cover health services from previous periods, specifically from 2008 to 2015.
Irregularities in other EPS
The report was not limited to the Nueva EPS; the Comptroller’s Office discovered irregularities in 24 EPS during 2020, in the midst of the pandemic.
Payments to third parties amounting to 5.3 billion pesos were found, which resulted from the difference between what was invoiced and what was paid.
In the Nueva EPS, unsupported transfers were found for 2.1 billion pesos.
Surpluses and payments of prescribed debts
In 2020, a surplus of 643 billion pesos was generated from maximum budgets. In addition, EPS SOS paid prescribed debts for 86 billion pesos with surplus resources from the UPC in 2020.
Carlos Hernán Rodríguez, Comptroller General of the Republic, declared these events to be of high national impact. All investigations will be carried out by the Special Crimes Unit against Corruption of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic.
#The last | The Comptroller General’s Office warns that $6 billion from the UPC were misused by the EPS, and reveals that the New EPS used these resources for gasoline, spa and fees bonuses for members of the board of directors. pic.twitter.com/DktkDe27lP
— La FM (@lafm) August 5, 2024
The report seeks to highlight the structural problems of the General Health Social Security System and to ensure that the resources allocated to the provision of services are used exclusively for what is required by law.
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