Colombia patientsa union in which 195 patient organizations are grouped, issued a right of petition to the Seventh Commission of the House of Representatives
-in which the health reform debate will begin- with a list of claims.
Among those, that the ethics commission “make an investigation to see if any of the representatives of the Seventh Committee or any member of your family group up to
the third degree of consanguinity was subject to pre-sales, gifts or offers from the Ministry of Health, President Gustavo Petro, EPS or Ips and/or any actor of the Health System“, as read in the document.
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In addition, the union asks that the congressmen inform if they or someone close to them have plans health volunteers ((complementary plans, prepaid medicine, policies
of health), as well as to report if They are partners or have some participation in companies in the health sector.
On the other hand, they ask that “the congressmen use information to which EPS they are affiliated with.”
(Read: Health reform: Petro asked for resignations and the project falters).
According to Pacientes Colombia, knowing this information is important to “see if the representatives have a conflict of interest and to see if any member of Congress received gifts from the Ministry of Health.” denis silvaunion spokesman.
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