NewsWhore
10-23-2006, 06:10 PM
At least a quarter of the Dominican public has some form of private health insurance. According to Listin Diario, of the country's 9,092,333 inhabitants, 2, 229,855 have insurance, whether it is formal insurance or the use of an "iguala" (retainer). The vast majority is insured by one of the 24 ARS (Administrators of Health Risks) or local HMOs. The ARS have 2,000,763 people on their files. Many patients interviewed by the newspaper said that they admire their doctors' professional capacity, but complained about the high cost of medical treatment. One of the more common complaints is the list of restrictions contained in most health insurance policies. Of all the funding of the local HMOs, a total of 86% has come from the private sector as contributions from employers and private families.
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