First year of Family Health Plan

[NewsWhore]

President Leonel Fernandez met with social security system stakeholders at the Presidential Palace yesterday. During the meeting he had praise for the first year of implementation of the National Family Health Plan. As reported in Hoy, he observed that there had been significant advances in coverage, 87% service satisfaction and financial sustainability of the system. He announced that the plan has a surplus of RD$3 billion and receives RD$14 billion a month in contributions from paying affiliates. Affiliates received RD$8 billion in benefits in the first year and the number of affiliates is up 30%. By law, companies are obliged to affiliate their full-time employees. President Fernandez admitted some weaknesses that included overcharging for some services, lack of information and levying of charges that are not legally justifiable. Representing the government at the meeting were Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez, Essential Drugs Program (Promese) director Elena Fernadez, the director of the Health Sector Reform Commission Humberto Salazar, among others.

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