Crisis at Nueva EPS: Petro requests the exit of the entity's interventor
President Gustavo Petro asked for the resignation of Luis Óscar Gálvez as interventor of Nueva EPS, amid the growing crisis facing the largest health entity in the country.
TL;DR
- President Gustavo Petro requested the resignation of Luis Óscar Gálvez, the interventor of Nueva EPS.
- Nueva EPS is facing a severe financial and operational crisis, affecting over 11 million affiliates.
- Debts have increased significantly from 6 trillion pesos in 2022 to about 24 trillion pesos.
- Service failures include the suspension of basic medications for over 700,000 affiliates in Santander.
- There are over 120,000 unresolved 'tutelas' (legal actions to protect rights), indicating failures in user care.
- The Procuraduría General de la Nación is investigating interventors for their role in the crisis.
- The crisis at Nueva EPS is part of a larger systemic issue, with eight out of 29 EPS entities in Colombia under intervention due to financial problems, accumulating over 32 trillion pesos in debt.