Health Sector Crisis in Mendoza: Professionals Implement 'I Promise' Charge

2023-08-09 18:03:04

For a long time, the sector of health is totally affected by Exodus of professionals who choose other provinces or cross to Chile to carry out their tasks as a result of the economic crisis and the low salaries received by Mendoza doctors. In this case, the private ones joined and there are more than 12 associations that reported that they will begin to charge a “I promise“Since the beginning of September.

In an extensive statement, signed by specialists from most branches of local medicine, they insist that the crisis in the health sector it continues to be present and also affects the private sector. The closures in the guards of the hospital Spanish and the situation that they went through a little over a month ago with a doctor on duty when there should have been at least three, made the situation worsen in the province. “The indisputable loss of purchasing power, the exodus of professionals and the difficulties of access to health care were reported,” they commented and added that “private medicine is managed by health managers (Union Social Work, provincial and private medicine companies ). The value of the medical fee and the forms of payment are imposed by said organizations without respecting the rights, opinions and needs of the professionals who practice medicine”.

More than 12 associations reported that they will begin to charge a “coinsurance”

“Given the impossibility of reversing the working conditions with the aforementioned managers, we find ourselves in the need to apply the collection of a cup for medical consultation. For this reason, the medical specialists grouped in the aforementioned associations decided to implement the charge as of September 1,” they indicated in a harsh open letter.

From the UPEM (Union of pediatricians mendocinos) entrusted to MDZ that the measure was under study weeks ago and after the statement they reported that there are still details under evaluation so that it begins to apply. However, professionals from other specialties told this medium that the decision has been made, that is why they signed the document, and that they will begin to charge a I promise since September 1, although the amount is not defined so far.

In turn, they commented that the consultation granted by professionals suffers discounts applied by intermediaries until their subsequent payment. In addition, the time between patient care and payment of the benefit can take up to four months. With a constant devaluation of the Argentine currency, they end up losing 25% of what they charge at that time, as they stressed.

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The example they cited encompasses that prepaid They increased by 114% in 2022 and in fact it is the health item that suffers the most increases month by month when it comes to knowing the monthly inflation rates in Argentina and in Mendoza. On the other hand, the agreements with the professionals were only updated between 50 and 75%. “The situation becomes unsustainable without an urgent update of the consultations and practices to recompose professional fees. The revaluation of the consultation is part of the solution, seeking to prioritize the quality of care,” they added.

A total of twelve associations that bring together specialists such as: pediatrician (UPEM)obstetricians (OBUM), urologists (SUM), clinical internists (ACIM)clinical neurologists (AMNC), Acamza, dermatologists (AMED), traumatologists (AMOT), gastroenterologists (AMGHED), rheumatologists (SRC), surgeons (MCA)ophthalmologists (AMO).