Incident of contempt filed against Minister of Health after decree forcing patient transfers to Nueva EPS
Following the government's issuance of a decree mandating the transfer of millions of users to Nueva EPS, a request for an incident of contempt has been filed with the Council of State against the Minister of Health, Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo...
TL;DR
- An incident of contempt has been filed against the Minister of Health, Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, with the Council of State.
- The action stems from a new government decree mandating the transfer of millions of users to Nueva EPS.
- Andrés Forero, a candidate for the Senate, alleges the decree disregards previous orders from the Council of State.
- Forero also requested the provisional suspension of the new decree.
- Critics argue that the decree forces transfers from better-performing EPS (like EPS Sura and EPS Sanitas) to Nueva EPS, which is currently intervened and facing issues.
- The lawsuit highlights cases of patient deaths associated with Nueva EPS, including a minor with hemophilia and an elderly woman awaiting medication.