Leonel looks for an agreement

[NewsWhore]

After several attempts to reach an accord with the private clinics, with the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) and with most of the private sector, President Leonel Fernandez is going to throw his weight behind a push to reach an agreement this afternoon. A 5pm meeting has been called at the Presidential Palace on Avenida Mexico. Several meetings last week, headed by Vice-President Rafael Alburquerque, were not successful in reaching an agreement. Even the Dominican Republic's top Church official, Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez, has called for a solution to be reached. According to Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez, there was some progress over the weekend and a solution might be within reach. The president of the Association of Private Clinics, Rafael Mena, told El Caribe reporters that his group will insist that doctors and patients should choose the health care insurance they prefer.

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