The government has said that all Dominicans that are at present uninsured will be affiliated to the Senasa medical plan. The goal is for universal coverage of citizens. This means, an estimated two million people that at present do not have insurance will be affiliated from now to December 2020. For hundreds of thousands, the insurance is free.
To apply the person must have a Dominican identity card, or a Dominican birth certificate or marriage certificate if the request is to be added to another family member plan.
Hoy newspaper reports on the difficulties in affiliating such a large number of people. In its coverage of the event attended by President Luis Abinader that marked the start of the procedures, Hoy observes the agglomeration of people and the lack of physical distancing.
The SeNaSa has almost 4 million affiliates in plans where the people are not charged. The plans offer coverage at most Dominican public hospitals.
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ARS Senasa
1 September 2020