Abelardo de la Espriella announced plans to liquidate health promotion entities (EPS) that are deemed not viable. The measure is aimed at addressing a crisis in the healthcare sector characterized by multibillion-dollar debt among the EPS, poor patient care, and allegations of misconduct.
The administration framed this decision as a necessary step to correct what it described as a disaster left behind by the preceding regime of Gustavo Petro, whose administration's policies created the inherited health system challenges.
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