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Judi Lynn

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Sat Apr 13, 2013, 06:45 PM Apr 2013

New bill aims to nationalize Colombia's healthcare system .

New bill aims to nationalize Colombia's healthcare system .
Friday, 12 April 2013 17:26 Johnny Crisp

An alternative health reform proposal which would nationalize the system on Wednesday was submitted to Colombia's Senate secretary by opponents of the initial government reform.

The new reform bill was created by the Commission for Monitoring the 2008 T-760 Sentence and the Structural Reform of Health and Social Services (CSR), and the National Alliance for a New Health Model (ANSA), along with representatives from different political parties, medical, patient and civil organizations. The bill was submitted to the secretary of the Senate on Wednesday.

The new proposal intends to carry out a base restructuring of the system and includes a request to repeal the controversial "Law 100", a 1993 reform of the health system which established the privatization of the sector.

The proposal reportedly has the support of senators and representatives from the Alternative Democratic Pole, Green and Liberal parties, and is based upon the tenet that healthcare is a fundamental human right, and should be provided by the state, rather than through free market mechanisms.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/28923-new-bill-aims-to-nationalize-colombias-healthcare-system.html

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