suegarn Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/amlo-announces-new-integrated-health-system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bontepar Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Does anyone knows if will be for Mexicans only or will include permanentes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 22 minutes ago, bontepar said: Does anyone knows if will be for Mexicans only or will include permanentes? Look at the thread, IMSS vs Seguro Popular for a discussion regarding your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 From AMLO speech (Mexico News today on Dec14:) AMLO announces new integrated health system; Seguro Popular to be replaced Management of health care services will be transferred from states to federal government Friday, December 14, 2018 362shares President López Obrador has announced a new integrated federal health system that will incorporate all of Mexico’s states within two years. The president told reporters at his daily press conference today that eight states will be added to the new federally-operated system every six months. The first to be included will be Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatán, Quintana Roo and Campeche. The president said the public health system as it is currently organized, with federal and state authorities offering separate services, is not working and that his plan will fix it. “The agreement means that the states will transfer [management] of their health care services to the federal government, which will be in charge of the whole health system,” López Obrador said. Health funding currently allocated to state governments will instead be used by the federal government, he added, explaining that a constitutional reform would allow that to occur. The leftist president, who has promised to create a universal and free health care system such as those in Canada and Europe, said the federal government has a budget of 90 billion pesos (US $4.5 billion) to create the system and that 25 billion additional pesos will be allocated to implementing it in the first eight states. López Obrador also said that the Seguro Popular health care program – which offers free health care services to people with no other insurance – will be replaced by a new scheme. “It’s obvious that it hasn’t worked, it’s not insurance and it’s not popular. It’s going to be replaced by a public health system that guarantees quality medical care and free medication,” he said. The president will officially present his federal health plan at an event in Mérida, Yucatán, later today. Source: El Financiero (sp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vetteforron Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Seguro Popular worked well for me when I had hernia surgery. When Feds get involved which means bureaucrats which usually don't know s... well work out Mexico City and don't the local areas with different needs etc. However I will remain optimistic. As a citizen I want the best for Mexican citizens. Especially the people on low income. Which I know many and help out personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 I'm skeptical because in general, the closer to the local level things are, the better they work. Centralized bureaucracies have a dismal record of success. We shall see. We have SP as an emergency backup only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsnob Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 I am glad I stayed with imss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addtocart Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Combining IMSS and SP is like tying two rocks together because you think then it will float. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addtocart Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 18 hours ago, ibarra said: Look at the thread, IMSS vs Seguro Popular for a discussion regarding your question. If they are disbanded and a new plan is formed, the rules for either will be out the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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