2024-02-29 00:04:00
The governor Gustavo Saenz signed the decree of necessity and urgency No. 129, by which it is established that foreigners who belong to the categories of temporary and precarious residents also contribute to covering the expenses generated by their health care in the provincial health centers either by themselves themselves or through health insurance. This measure seeks to guarantee the solvency of the Salta public health system.
The document also signed by all the Ministers of the Provincial Executive, provides that health care for foreigners in cases of urgency or emergency (whatever category they fall into), may not be denied or restricted, since it is of a humanitarian issue. The provincial State will subsequently arbitrate the necessary means to collect the expenses incurred.
It is important to note that the economic crisis that the country is going through is not foreign to Salta, which has suffered a decrease in its treasury not only due to the cut in national transfers but also due to the decrease in revenue produced by the economic crisis itself. , so in such a scenario and in the face of the economic emergency declared both at the national and provincial level, the existing high inflation rate that increases the cost of supplies, medicines and elements necessary to guarantee health care day by day, it is necessary to adopt measures to rationalize efficiently the resources available.
The need to regulate the modality of access to the public health system for foreigners is based on the particular geographical position of the Province, which, because it borders three countries, regularly and constantly receives a large number of foreign people who request health care. , having until now been provided with a quality and free service, to the detriment of nationals who often have to postpone their attention due to the collapse of the system.
It is necessary to mention as background that “health tours” are organized from various countries that offer care in the hospitals of the provincial public system, requiring in many cases prolonged and high-cost treatments as well as surgeries, cesarean sections, among others that do not They are circumstantial but programmed, so it is imperative to provide a reasonable regulatory solution in accordance with the constitutional premises and regulations applicable to the matter, to protect the sustainability and adequate functioning of the public health system, all in the face of the daily problems that it experiences. the province in its public care centers.
According to National Law No. 25,871 on Migration, foreigners are grouped according to their income and permanence, into four categories of residents: permanent, temporary, transitory and precarious, so it is necessary to establish that both permanent residents and Temporary workers will be provided with health care equally to nationals. This provision is based on the fact that the people included in these categories contribute to the public treasury, through the payment of their taxes, which supports the public health system of the Province.
The Enforcement Authority of the DNU will be the Ministry of Public Health of the Province of Salta, which is empowered to carry out all actions and dictate the regulations necessary for its full operation. In addition, they will be the ones who will set the tariffs for each of the benefits, and must keep them updated and inform those who require it.
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