Check your coverage if you are affiliated to Mapfre Salud ARS medical insurance plan. As of Monday, 14 November 2022, you may no longer be covered.
The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) is calling for physicians not to accept Mapfre (BHD Bank) insurance coverage as of Monday. Previously, the CMD had banned doctors from taking Universal (Banco Popular) medical insurance.
Dr. Senen Caba has said the suspension will be indefinite.
The CMD has complained against the insurance companies selecting which doctors can be in their plans. It also complains about the low pay physicians receive at a time when insurance companies’ profits have been on the rise. The medical insurance companies enjoy high yields.
The CMD says physicians will continue to attend to patients but they need to be paid directly by the patients. Diario Libre reports that in many cases, the insurance company will reimburse the payments made by the affiliated parties.
Dr. Caba is calling for a protest march on 30 November 2022. He called for the eastern region and Santo Domingo to suspend services for 48 hours next week.
Dr. Caba said that as of 1 December, specialized medical societies in the country will charge the same and patients need to pay these new rates.
CMD affiliated physicians are instructed to no longer accept medical insurance from the companies Universal, Mapfre, Monumental, Renacer and Simag.
Dr. Caba is recommending people migrate to the government medical insurance plan, Senasa.
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Noticias SIN
Diario Libre
Senasa
9 November 2022