NewsWhore
07-05-2007, 03:30 PM
Vice President Rafael Alburquerque is announcing that the Family Health Plan (SFS) will be ready for implementation by September first and says that the government will be injecting RD$570 million more and adjusting the budget by another RD$265.7 million so that the service can operate efficiently. Alburquerque explained that subscribers will have the option of maintaining their current health insurance plans or they can opt into the SFS being offered by the government.
The government also announced it will cover the pensions for 46,000 retired persons under the IDSS regime. This translates into an additional cost of RD$112 million a month.
As part of the negotiations to get the SFS ready for September the government has also agreed to assume the National Transit Accident Fund with a RD$25 million peso a month contribution through the year's end.
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The government also announced it will cover the pensions for 46,000 retired persons under the IDSS regime. This translates into an additional cost of RD$112 million a month.
As part of the negotiations to get the SFS ready for September the government has also agreed to assume the National Transit Accident Fund with a RD$25 million peso a month contribution through the year's end.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)