The President announced that enacted the Prepaid Health Care Act, involving more than 4 million people. "Regulation no means affect the profitability, that was a poem of the neoliberal policies of the 90s that no one is swallowed," he said.
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner led a ceremony at Government House where he presented the Program Tracking and Drug Act was passed to regulate private health insurance plans sanctioned by Parliament.
In this regard, the President said that "there is to fear this law, are not looking for someone to cover. If anything this government can prove that someone does not melt, and when a company issues the State had made its contribution to avoid layoffs. "
" We must demystify this regulation, which means not affect profitability, that was a verse from the neoliberal policies of the 90 that are no longer swallowed by anyone. We must be sensible to stop parroting what has been said, "he said.
In this regard, he stressed that" we are addressing an issue that is a real policy of the state "and said the prepaid medical sector so far had no control.
Meanwhile, addressing the Drug Tracking Program oncology, for patients with hemophilia and HIV, in a first stage, said "is a momentous step" as it will prevent these drugs, which are among the most expensive, may be adulterated or stolen.
Also, the Chair referred to the prices and noted that a blister to a hemophiliac costs about 50 thousand dollars. "We need to talk with the laboratories to explain to us," he said, because "if a hemophiliac is not given die."
The President stressed that "there is a large investment by the state health system," adding that Argentina has 60 percent of people with coverage in insurance plans and prepaid and the rest in public health.
Returning on regulation of prepayments, said: "I know there were a stir with this law because they said it could cause bankruptcy."
"When you look at the numbers, 80 percent of prepaid is affiliated with five companies, we see no evil, but we are talking about the need to regulate such an important sector and has the highest level of complaint that social work, "he said.
on social work said that 25 of them concentrate 80 percent that is outside of public health and stressed that the sector had an evolution in the integration of funds.
In that regard, he mentioned that in 2003 They collected 3.129 million pesos and in 2010 came to 19,610 million.
"This is due to four reasons: the generation of jobs and increased purchasing power of wages, other two decisions of the executive branch in 2008 were the removal of the cap on payroll taxes and increasing the ceiling on contributions," he said and said: "This increase is due to the model and specific policy decisions of the Executive Branch."
The President also stressed the importance of an agreement between the PAMI and the ministries of Health and Social Development in regard to the purchase of medicines management for using "purchasing power of the State" go to "best prices and that more people can access the drugs. "
"These are state policies, this has to do it any country that claims to belong to the developed world.
ourselves of anything that no one feels persecuted, on the contrary we want to balance society that makes the health sector "he said, adding:" I think we do not consider us enemies. "
