Swiss Medical faces a huge investment beyond the Prepaid Act
June 18th, 2011In a meeting organized by Freedom Foundation and the Center for Health Research Training, Claudio Belocopitt, president of Swiss Medical Group, spoke at the city of Rosario.
Known in recent weeks for being the singing voice of opposition stance to the Prepaid Health Act, the employer spoke with ON24 about the effects of the measure and the need to reach a consensus for further regulation. ”It is a law insufficient, we propose somewhat outdated. Anyway, now we must look ahead and think about how regulation will, “he said.
In this sense, Belocopitt was optimistic after the speech when the president appreciated the efforts and investments made by prepaid nationally, but also called for an “white on black” to ensure the sustainability of the system.
“I defend the interests of Swiss Medical Group and at the same time I am defending an entire system and its associates who may be harmed if the law clearly is not regulated properly,” said its president.
The employer will forward to this medium that maintained contact with Health Minister John Mansur, who ensured that entrepreneurs will be part of the negotiating table to agree on guidelines for the regulation of the recently enacted law.
The spanner in the works
To Belocopitt, the main problem lies in Article 10 of the Act, which clearly states that “pre-existing conditions can only be determined from the affidavit of the user and can not be a criterion for refusal of admission of users.”
On this point, the owner of Swiss Medical said it “is a utopia” to be regulated without modification in this instance. ”It is essential the existence of a health system where the primary stakeholders (social work, public hospitals and prepaid) to take charge of the pre-existence and only then can change service. Article 10 is very unfair to those companies wishing to invest in cutting-edge technology and improve their services, because that way it would be illogical for all patients with preexisting conditions such companies decide to migrate to health immediately and they may not be sustainable, “he said and immediately predicted. ”If we can resolve this point, we would agree 95% with the law.”
Investment Plan
Beyond this circumstantial fact, the firm continues its investment plan, both in Buenos Aires and the rest of the country. ”We will invest more than u $ s 40 million in the expansion of Los Arcos Sanatorium adding a new tower and duplicating existing facilities. We are also working on a hospital project in Neuquén and Salta “.
When asked by the Swiss Medical place in Rosario, said: “In Rosario we are very well fitted with Ecco in the emergency medical services and insurance companies and ART that began just two years. Rosario is a fortress, well represented by their local providers. Here there is no need to make large investments only reinforces what we already have, “he concluded.