The Asociación Nacional de Clínicas y Hospitales Privados, (Andeclip), which groups private clinics in the DR, has joined forces with the Asociación Médica Dominicana and is threatening to not accept insured patients. Andeclips wants the Asociación de Igualas Médicas, which groups companies providing medical insurance plans, to sit down to talks. Andeclip wants medical insurance plans to increase moneys paid for their services. Andeclip and the AMD are threatening to strike next week, maintaining services only to full price paying patients. The Council of Businesses (CONEP) has sided with the Asociación de Igualas Médicas saying that neither the clinics nor the physicians have to accept insured patients. Several physicians with large practices do not receive patients on insurance plans.
