IPS advierten cierre de servicios médicos por incremento del 23% del salario mínimo sin reajuste de UPC
Las Instituciones Prestadoras de Salud (IPS) de Colombia enfrentan una situación crítica ante el incremento del salario mínimo en un 23% para 2025, sin que se haya anunciado un ajuste proporcional de la Unidad de Pago por Capitación (UPC), el indicador que determina los recursos destinados a cubrir servicios de salud por paciente.
TL;DR
- Colombian healthcare providers (IPS) face a critical situation due to a 23% minimum wage increase in 2025.
- There has been no proportional adjustment announced for the Unit of Payment per Capita (UPC), which determines healthcare funding per patient.
- IPS warn that many medical services could close if the UPC is not adjusted to match the salary increase.
- Small institutions are particularly vulnerable and may struggle to cover operational costs.
- Rising labor costs are a major financial challenge, with providers spending approximately 3 million pesos per employee monthly.
- In the first half of 2024, 6,400 health services were closed, a trend that could accelerate without corrective measures.
- The government is urged to align cost recognition and payment with the minimum wage increase.