The hours of life of the health reform promoted by the Government might be counted in the Senate of the Republic, seven of the 14 congressmen signed a report on the file in the Seventh Commission and one more, Norma Hurtado, joined the meeting at the last minute. archive proposal.
The fact might mean the collapse of the reform, taking into account that those who promote the file outnumber those who insist on its process by two votes, which would ruin President Petro’s intention to modify the social health security system.
“Seven of 14 senators from the Seventh Senate Commission have filed a negative report, with a request to archive the health reform, this following listening to scientific and medical associations, but above all to citizens and patients; We consider that the country does deserve a reform, but a reform that guarantees real and effective access to health for all Colombians,” explained conservative senator Nadia Blel Scaff.
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In addition to Blel, the signatories of the sinking presentation are Berenice Bedoya of the Independent Social Alliance (ASI), Lorena Ríos of Colombia Justa Libres, Honorio Enríquez Pinedo and Alirio Barrera of the Democratic Center, Miguel Ángel Pinto of the Liberal Party and the also conservative José Alfredo Marín.
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At the last minute, La U senator Norma Hurtado added her signature to the negative presentation, which leaves the Government at a serious disadvantage by assuming that it only has six possible votes in the Seventh Senate Commission, which is why the minister’s accounts of the Interior Luis Fernando Velasco and the Minister of Health Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, do not add up.
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Senator Marín insisted that the decision to present a negative report for health reform is based on the fact that none of the proposals presented by his party, the Conservatives, scientific associations, associations of health professionals, academia and patients , were never taken into account.
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2024-03-12 19:02:21
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