Sanitary reform: Minister Guillermo Jaramillo has given the Environmental Protection Committee two days to submit proposals

the health promotion entities (EPS) They will have two days to submit it to Ministry of Health His proposals for the controversial project health reform From the government of Gustavo Petro, which has already been presented to the Congress of the Republic and on Thursday June 1 It will be the first discussion in the plenary session of Parliament.

This agreement was reached by the representatives of the authorities and the Minister Guillermo Jaramillo After meeting on May 29.

As stated by the General Manager of Mutual Ser, Gallo fianaMinister Jaramillo gave relief messages, and confirmed that The importance of EPS will continue to be important And explain how they will be.

Viana hopes it is Congress of the Republic Supporting the ideas proposed by EPS and thus in favor of Colombians with the operation of these entities.

One of the most discussed and approved articles ever Seventh Committee of the House of Representatives It is about the new role that EPS will play in the health reform project, which has sparked all kinds of controversy among political parties and in the medical sector in general.

With this, EPS is changing its name, as it will transition from health promotion entities to Health and life managersand they will be responsible for purely administrative matters in the health department, but they will cease to be involved in the management of resources and will not act as auditors either.

As it is, the Resource Manager of the General System of Social Security in Health (Adres) Its main task is to divert resources directly to clinics and hospitals. To achieve compliance with these payments, it has been agreed that this entity will have a period of 30 days to pay 80% of the bills and once the services are audited, the remaining 20% ​​will be transferred.

However, this point has generated some differences, since then Several segments do not consider this to be the only entity that should bear the payments On the debt of EPS with IPS.

the Colombian Association of Holistic Medicine Companies (Acemi) He warned that a large number of employees would lose their jobs if the articles were approved as is.

According to Acemi, more than 100,000 official jobs with the “end” of EPS, Because approval of Article 4 would “distort” the role within healthcare system.

In addition, he indicated that it would take two years to build up the authorities Primary Care Centers (CAP) The consolidation of all medical information for more than one 50 million Colombians.