The Dominican College of Surgeons and the Dominican Society of Anesthesiology held a joint press conference this Wednesday to report that some Risk Administrators of Health (ARS) have not accepted the negotiation proposal to reach an agreement with the rates proposed by the doctors, forcing them to suspend services to three ARS.
The president of Dominican College of Surgeons, Leonardo Britospecified that as of today, both companies will begin the suspension of services for elective surgeries and consultations to First ARS.
“This suspension of services to Primera ARS it is indefinite and, on the part of Anesthesiology, it will be extended to all procedures of any specialty that require anesthesia”, Brito indicated.
“These demands are motivated by our right not to continue being exploited and mistreated by the ARS”
Likewise, it was informed “all the affiliates of ARS Universal that, as of October 20, we will definitively renounce to continue working for this ARS and we will terminate any prior agreement that exists. To continue receiving services, these patients will need to change ARS or take advantage of the direct payment modality to their doctors”.
The doctor warned Mapfre ARSsince “if before October 20 you do not sign the agreements, surgeons and anesthesiologists they will begin to serve their affiliates with the direct payment modality, with the new rates”. They will also promote a campaign for affiliates to migrate to the ARS of the State.
“First, Mapfre and Universal have not had any kind of response for us”stressed Brito, who assured that the College exhausted all avenues in 12 years of claims.
On its side, Anesthesiology granted a period of 15 days to the other ARS to review the rate.
