EPS
Petro orders liquidation of crisis-hit EPS without transition plan
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President Gustavo Petro announced the liquidation of several financially troubled EPS, impacting around 12 million users, amid warnings over the absence of a contingency plan. Regional officials and associations caution against service disruptions and massive transfers that could overload the system. Recent deaths from medication delays highlight existing failures.
Colombia's Procuraduría General de la Nación has provisionally suspended Asmet Salud EPS's special interventor, Lain Eduardo López Martínez, for three months over alleged deterioration in health services. The move also launches probes into former interventors. It follows preventive visits uncovering rises in complaints and financial issues.
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The Colombian Association of Integral Medicine Companies (Acemi) warned that liquidating intervened EPS, as proposed by President Gustavo Petro, would risk care for millions by transferring them to entities like Nueva EPS, which lack capacity. The guild criticized deterioration during interventions and called for sensibility.