Minsalud denounces irregularities in the National Health Fund for detained persons
The Ministry of Health filed a formal complaint with the Prosecutor's Office and the Comptroller's Office for alleged irregularities in the administration of resources for the healthcare of detained persons in the country's various prisons.
TL;DR
- Ministry of Health files formal complaint for alleged irregularities in healthcare resource administration for detained persons.
- Uspec and Fiduprevisora accused of executing unapproved actions.
- Over 104,000 detained individuals are not affiliated with the General Social Security Health System.
- Alleged irregularities include unapproved 2026 budget, a 70 billion peso deficit, disaffiliation from social security, and pending payments exceeding 52 billion pesos.
- Concerns raised about unliquidated fiduciary contracts, including one causing losses of over 81 billion pesos.
- A company hired for health model evaluation reportedly failed to meet contractual objectives due to lack of technical and legal suitability.