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10-18-2007, 03:40 PM
Vice President Rafael Alburquerque says that a Gallup poll commissioned by the government found that 51.7% of users of the new government health plan, the SFS, are 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied' with the service so far. Of those polled, 21.6% said they felt things were much the same with the new health plan. According to the poll, when the plan came into effect on 1 September about 79.3% of private sector workers were covered by the SFS plan and 45 days later the figure has risen to about 89%. As for government employees, according to the poll when the SFS came into effect 79.7% of workers had insurance and today 92.5% are insured. The poll questioned 2,000 people nationwide, according to Hoy. Alburquerque stressed the credibility of the results, saying that the poll had been conducted by an independent company. He added that weekly meetings are being held to thrash out the remaining issues with the health plan until it is 100% efficient. Areas still pending include complaints by the National Pharmacies Union and a decision on penalties for those who violate the SFS rules and regulations. Alburquerque feels that the health plan's greater obstacles have been overcome.
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