Acemi explains the risks of liquidating intervened EPS as suggested by President Petro
Following President Gustavo Petro's recent statements about the future of EPS in Colombia, Acemi, the association of health promoting entities, warned of a critical scenario if a massive transfer of affiliates to Nueva EPS, one of the country's largest entities, is finalized.
TL;DR
- Acemi warns of a critical health scenario if intervened EPS are liquidated and their affiliates transferred to Nueva EPS.
- Seven intervened EPS with 12 million affiliates could be liquidated, with users potentially moved to Nueva EPS.
- This would increase Nueva EPS's affiliate base to 24 million, nearly half of Colombia's population.
- Acemi questions Nueva EPS's operational capacity, citing existing service difficulties and legal claims.
- Nueva EPS lacks updated financial statements since 2023, raising concerns about its sustainability.
- Concentrating millions of users without proportional expansion of infrastructure and resources could cause a healthcare crisis.
- Interventions in EPS over the past three years have reportedly led to a negative net worth of 12.5 trillion pesos among intervened entities.
- Intervened EPS also show the highest levels of complaints and legal claims within the health system.