The deputies on the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved changes to the Article 4 of the Constitution to ensure that the State guarantees comprehensive, universal, and free medical care.
According to the opinion presented by the federal Executive on February 5 as part of their plan C, this responsibility of the State must include medical studies, surgical interventions, and necessary medications to fulfill this right.
Related: Hector Ramirez Barba criticized the ruling, stating that it lacks budgetary allocation and warned that without funding, the reform would be meaningless.
Barba referenced an analysis by the Center for Public Finance Studies of the Chamber of Deputies which estimates that implementing the reform would require approximately 232 billion pesos.
“The truth will be in the law and the Constitution. What the President wants will eventually become reality,” Ramírez Barba said, mentioning reports from both private establishments and the national health system.
He proposed that the federal government cover at least one yearly social quota for each person without social security to address catastrophic expenses, which would be channeled to the Health and Welfare Fund Trust.
This contribution, the PAN member explained, would be equivalent to 10% of the Unit of Measurement and Monthly Update and would amount to approximately 20 billion pesos by 2025, rather than the 232 billion estimated earlier.