Persiste el grave deterioro del flujo de recursos hacia la red pública hospitalaria en Colombia
Persiste el deterioro del flujo de recursos hacia la red pública hospitalaria, según la Contraloría. Foto: Archivo EL TIEMPO
TL;DR
- The Comptroller General warns of a grave and progressive deterioration of financial resources for public hospitals in Colombia.
- This situation jeopardizes the financial sustainability of the General System of Social Security in Health (SGSSS) and the right to health.
- Risks previously identified in 2023 have persisted and worsened, with an accelerated increase in hospital accounts receivable.
- Public hospitals received only 84% of billed amounts in 2024, dropping to 77% in early 2025, indicating a significant decline in payment timeliness.
- Despite an increase in direct transfers from ADRES, this has not mitigated the growing debt of the public hospital network.
- There is a high concentration of direct transfers to private providers (67.7%) compared to public hospitals (23.2%), reflecting inequitable distribution.
- The Comptroller calls on the Nueva EPS to present its financial statements since 2023 and highlights available funds that could alleviate the financial strain on public hospitals.