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'All Eps that Are Bankrupt Are Liquidated': President Gustavo Petro's Order to Minsalud and Minhacienda

Summary by El Tiempo
During the Council of Ministers this Monday, March 16, the president gave the order to the two portfolios.
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President Gustavo Petro raised the possibility of liquidating the bankrupt EPS, detonating a strong reaction from the opposition that warned that the measure could leave more than 20 million Colombians without a health system. The government’s argument was economic: assuming the debts of the broken EPS would be more costly for the state than liquidating them directly. But the opposition soon responded. Congressmen and critical sectors warned tha…

During the recent council of ministers, President Gustavo Petro ordered the liquidation of the intervened EPS, ensuring that it is impossible to keep them in operation due to the billions of debts they accumulate. Other news: Governor and more than 70 mayors of Antioquia joined together to respond to Iván Cepeda “All those who are bankrupt are liquidated, inside or outside, we no longer have an alternative, the Congress did not approve the refor…

The 12 million patients who would change from EPS after the announcement of President Petro . Image: Generated with AI of Gemini A decision announced in the plenary Council of Ministers televised this Monday March 16 put the future of the health system in Colombia back at the center of the debate. President Gustavo Petro's instruction to liquidate the bankrupt EPS not only reconfigures the institutional landscape, but opens up immediate question…

Clash by liquidation of EPS: Acemi and former superintendent respond to Petro, “play with life” TuBarco News President Gustavo Petro ordered to liquidate the bankrupt EPS, while Acemi and the former superintendent warn of lack of clarity and risks for millions of users. News Colombia. The possibility of several EPS disappearing is no longer a distant scenario. It is an ongoing decision that could impact millions of Colombians, amid a crisis that…

The National Government ordered progress in the liquidation of the Health Promotor Entities (EPS) that are in financial crisis, considering that the State will not assume the accumulated debts of these entities. The decision was announced by President Gustavo Petro, who instructed the Ministries of Health and Finance to proceed with this measure in the midst of the debate about the sustainability of the health system and the future of the reform…

President Gustavo Petro asked his ministers of Finance and Health to liquidate the bankrupt EPS. It would be about seven companies that present debts, according to El Tiempo. It is the government’s last resort after the collapse of its health reform and the suspension of the decree that sought to transfer EPS affiliates. Petro’s announcement occurred on last night’s council of ministers, thought to deal with issues about agrarian reform. Without…

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El Tiempo broke the news in on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
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