Gustavo Petro insiste en liquidar las EPS
En medio de las críticas que recibió el ministro de salud, Guillermo Jaramillo, por burlarse del llanto del gerente del hospital de Itagüí, por la critica situación financiera de la entidad, diciendo que “los ricos también lloran”, el presidente, Gustavo Petro, volvió a amenazar con liquidar todas las EPS.
TL;DR
- President Petro suggests liquidating EPS, calling the healthcare financing system a failure.
- He claims health indicators have not improved in Colombia for 10 years.
- Petro attributes current improvements to direct state intervention through preventive care teams, not EPS.
- He accuses EPS of using government funds meant for patient care to pay off past debts, calling it a 'scam to the state'.
- Petro states that given the lack of resources and hospitals' complaints about unpaid bills, EPS liquidation is the only path forward.