The National Health Inspectorate ordered a compulsory intervention to manage the EPS Famisanar at the national level for a period of one year.
The control body’s decision was made after demonstrating “the deterioration of its financial indicators, the growing number of complaints from its users and non-compliance with more than 10 qualification standards that affect health insurance and the provision of services to its customers.” “connected population”.
The National Superintendent of Health, Ulahí Beltrán López, assured that an evaluation was carried out “of the performance of the administrative, financial, legal and technical-scientific components” and that he concluded that Famisanar “does not fulfill its corporate purpose, that has It is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure access to health services to its members and the liquidity and insolvency risk to the short, medium and long term fulfillment of its obligations to its creditors is increasing due to the increase in its liabilities by more than 140% increased since 2021.”
For the intervention of the EPS, the financial manager Sandra Milena Jaramillo was appointed as special representative, who took office on Friday September 15 and must begin to comply with the regulations established by Supersalud to guarantee the right to health of members.
Currently, Famisanar has 3,049,712 members in 21 departments of the country. Its users are in Bogotá and Cundinamarca (77%), Santander (4.46%), Boyacá (4.34%) and Tolima (2.92%). “It also has users in Atlántico, Bolívar, Caldas, Cesar, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Quindío, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca. In six other departments it has fewer than 10 members,” Supersalud added.
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Famisanar’s answer
The EPS confirmed that it was informed of the compulsory intervention by Supersalud. He explained that this measure aims to “strengthen and improve our management capabilities in order to continue to provide high quality services and benefits to our members.”
She added that she is committed to ensuring the delivery of the service and assured that she is committed to all her allies and partners.
Finally, Famisanar said that they had spoken with intervener Jaramillo and that the message was to work to “overcome current challenges and build a solid and successful future.”
