He health system reform project continues its process in the plenary session of the House of Representatives. The second debate took place in extra sessions.
The first articles to be put to the vote, after the respective elimination propositions and those propositions not endorsed were voted on, were the numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. These were approved by the plenary session with 87 votes in favor and 17 against.
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The first three articles are related to the object of the reform and its field of application, which did not have major problems in the discussion. One of the first three articles are related to the object of the reform and its field of application, which did not have major problems in the discussion.
Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, Minister of Health and Social Protection
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One of the articles that generated the most opposition was article 4, which establishes the ‘Predictive, Preventive and Resolving Health Model based on Primary Health Care’.
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And, although the speakers argued that this article would imply a reduction in health costs by reducing expenses on diseases, The opposition and independent congressmen ensure that this does not imply lower spendingsince the results of a preventive model would be seen in the long term, which would cause a strong financial impact on the health system.
Health reform debate
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It is worth remembering that during the first moments of the debate, attempts were made by opposition congressmen to postpone the discussion, which was not welcomed.
The same way, If the reform is approved in the second House debate, the project would have passed half of its processand it would lack further debates in the Senate, where the discussion, on paper, would be more difficult. It is worth mentioning that in said legislative body the last attempt at reform in the previous legislature sank.
Around 5:30 in the afternoon, the plenary began to discuss the unsupported considerations of the articles 40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 55, 58 and 59However, their voting began around 7:15 p.m. The results showed 80 votes in favor of the approval of this bloc, compared to 20 against.
With this second vote, the session was closed. Now the rest of the project will be discussed in February next yearalready in the new legislature, according to the president of the Chamber, Jaime Raúl Salamanca.
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