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10-10-2007, 02:00 PM
Former Superintendent for Health and Labor Risks (SISARIL), Dr. Bernardo Defillo said that the start of the new Family Health Insurance Program (SFS) was a "40 year step backwards." Defillo, a noted physician in Santo Domingo, said that the lack of service and the problems with customer's identification with a particular ARS, the Dominican version of an HMO, combined with a lack of efficiency have produced "a basic plan that is more expensive to consumers." He still hopes that the problems can be fixed. As part of the "fix", Defillo suggested that the Social Security System be "de-politicized" and the SISARIL be able to regulate the HMOs in an efficient manner.
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