The president of the Dominican Medical Guild (CMD) says that the association, private clinics and medical societies are united in requesting the authorities delay no more in implementing the primary care programs. Speaking on Monday, Dr. Wilson Roa Familia, president of the CMD disagrees with how the Superintendence of Health and Labor Risks (Sisalril) wants to start the program. Dr. Roa said the only winners of that situation are the health administrator companies (ARS) that are proposing a plan that would increase their revenues by almost RD$5 billion a year.
Instead, Dr. Roa calls for its start to benefit the 7.5 million poor persons that have subsidized affiliation. Dr. Roa says the primary care efforts should start by reaching out to the population at the public schools, with its 2.4 million students, in addition to employees and their relatives.
He said the measure that the Superintendent of Health wants to implement responds to business interests. He said the ARS, and politicians from the government and opposition are backing the change.
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El Nacional
16 October 2018
