Mendoza made it official to collect money for medical treatment to foreign patients

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2024-07-31 02:53:00

In accordance with the health system reforms implemented in the regions of Salta and Santa Cruzstarting in August another region of the Argentine region will begin to take health care to foreigners. Be about Mendozawhose health portfolio reported that this new strategy It will not apply to cases of medical emergenciesbut for organizational consultations.

The Minister of Health of Mendoza, Rodolfo Montero, ensured that the charging of foreigners for health care is promoted “avoid health travel”that is, to discourage the arrival of immigrants to Argentina, “which is cheaper than in their countries.”

In accordance with order No. 1266, the “patients of foreign nationals in the categories of temporary and precarious population, in accordance with the provisions of Article 24 of Migration Law No. 25,871. In these cases, the expenses of the medical assistance received must be covered by the patients themselves, charged to the public or private institution that provides the said area in their country of origin.

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In no case will help be denied to patients of foreign countriesregardless of their immigration status, to go to emergencies, “establishes a new provision, through which the Mendoza region carries out reforms of the public health system of the region.

“If a citizen from Chile has already paid, they collect money and receive a bill to recover the amount. This prevents them from coming to Argentina, which is cheaper than in other countries -their language, “said the employee was discussed with. Ramon Indart to system’Everything Off‘which is issued Radio Splendid.

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In addition, Montero explained the conclusion of the new treatment regime: “Foreigners who have to be treated with scheduled consultations, that is, who are not at risk of risk, They will have to pay and they will get a certificate so that they can pay money back in their country. This measure does not include emergencies“.

“We developed a reform program with more than 150 points to reform the health system from which 26 laws have already been approved that produce major changes, and one of them creates something that everyone will be responsible for to the center of payments of the whole system. of everyone,” Montero said.

The project allows foreigners and citizens of other regions to pay for treatment in public hospitals in Córdoba

How the new health system for ‘non-residents’ will work

With the new system, we nomenclator of medical benefits for non-resident citizenswho from now on must accept the cost of treatment so that it does not fall on public hospitals.

In this process, foreigners will receive proof of payment that will allow them in their country of origin “Manage and refund process with corresponding item”.

As in the case in Salta, the authorities reported that the doctors would treat the patient and then the hospital would give a summary of the services and expenses incurred and send it to Reforsal.

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The latter was created in July and “will be in charge of giving the final document with the power of the title of the manager to get the advice of the expenses in the shortest time.”

Regarding the situation in Salta, the first region to implement the measure, the authorities indicated that the treatment of Chileans, Paraguayans and Bolivians in hospitals decreased by 90%.

According to details, from having three thousand patients per month, they serve only 60 foreigners.

The new techniques used in Mendoza also established a system of “Advisory” measures for drunk driversthat in the event of having an accident and being hospitalized, they must bear the costs of the hospital, including the medical equipment required for their treatment.

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