Social security system reform proyect

Abstract

The issuing of law 100 of 1993 granted lots of benefits to Colombian population. Nevertheless, its implementations had lost of inconvenients, which reflected either on insurance matters as well as on corruption cases, meanly inside the ARS on Public Health issus. This was evident due to the re-emergence of diseases such as Malaria, Measles, yellow fever. All of these facts, led to the elaboration of proyects before the Senate. These proyects include themes such as the creation of a Colective Public Health Plan instead of the current PAB: Besides this, the proyects include universal coverage in health through insurance; reorganization of the SGSSS as well as the Control and Surveillance System. On the other hand, these new proyects pretend to eliminate vertical integration by EPS; creation of the Colombian Territorial Fund for health (Focos) which is created to finance health care 4 delivery. Finally, the new proyects aim to create the Guarantee Fund for health care delivery as well as the development of an Unique System for Procedures Code. Due to the highly importance of this subject to Colombians and especially for the Health Care Sector, all health professionals shall be aware of possible incoming changes as well as the way them will change our professional life.