In dialogue with Contrarreloj of W Radio, Ricardo Orozco, governor of Tolima, denounced the “bad handling” of the EPS before the turns and authorizations of the money to cover the invoicing of the hospitals of the department of Tolima.
“Of the 20,500,000 million pesos expected by the 8 hospitals in the department, only 2,900 arrived“, said.
Likewise, Orozco spoke about the difficulties caused by the lack of real and complete payments to health-providing institutions, which would lead to the precariousness of the service and even its non-existence.
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“There is no payment of employees, payments from suppliers, medicines, surgical supplies, oxygen, that is, are suspended. the operation of the hospital is put at risk“, he claimed.
In reference to the above, he stressed that it is not just his problem, “This harms all citizens, I do not do it to bother but because it really is a problem for everyone.
In addition to these statements, the governor of Tolima asked the National government end intermediation in the health system and put an end to the EPS.