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Primary care is now in limbo
posted on: Dec 18 2011 10:17 by RDugey. Viewed 22 times.
Authorities Government, leaders of private clinics and doctors came to an agreement to postpone the entry into operation of primary care as a gateway to the family health insurance (FSS), which had been established by a decision by the National Council of Social Security (CNSS) to the first of May next.
This was revealed yesterday the President of the Association of clinics and private hospitals (Andeclip), Rafael Mena, who said not settled new date for the start of the first level, but it was agreed to conduct a meeting with all sectors, Government, physicians, clinics and companies specialized to find feasible country alternatives and that they benefit the members.
Explained that the decision to postpone the start it was agreed at a meeting attended by authorities and guilds. with this understanding will put an end to the conflict that keeps the medical school and Andeclip with the u000aCNSS. Primary care as a gateway to the system is covered by the Social Security Act. Its establishment implies that members attend the first level of health, through assistance centers, and be referred to a second and third level when their cases merit.
Contrary to what happens now that the patient comes directly to the specialist.
Mena said that sector clinics and doctors agree that the implementation of the Act is done in a phased manner, and implemented in 10 years, and although it's been 10 years of the start of the Social security system, is no less true that the SFS started five years ago.
( ) Provisions for SOCIAL security
the Council, by resolution 279-03, he ordered the start of primary care as a gateway to the services of the Basic Plan of health of the insurance family of health of the regime contributive, with this mandate, is true only with the u000aprovided for in articles 129 and 152 of the law 87-01 and article 23 of the regulation on the family health insurance and the Basic Plan of health
The general manager of Social Security, Rafael Pérez Modesto, has denied that with the start of the strategy of primary care patients go adversely affected and that specialists will be without patients.
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