Minister: Colombian health care plan draws from successful systems worldwide
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February 27, 2023
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Medellin, Colombia, Feb 27 (EFE).- A controversial plan to overhaul Colombian health care has borrowed elements from systems elsewhere with a proven track record and would cost less than what some experts are projecting, Health Minister Carolina Corcho said.
“We reviewed the health systems of the European Union, the best-rated systems in Latin America, like Costa Rica, to take what was best (from each one) … and generate a viable alternative for our country,” Corcho, a psychiatrist and political scientist, said in an interview with Efe in this northwestern Colombian city.
The senior official said that in the area of primary care, one of the pillars of the proposed overhaul submitted to Congress on Feb. 14, close attention was given to the Spanish model.
“The issue of primary care, primary care centers and having a payer that pays those centers, clinics and hospitals is a very successful Spanish experience that we want to implement in Colombia,” she added.
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