Network Transformadora Waiting Lists in Chile: How Do We Move Towards Timely Patient Care?

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The public health system faces a record waiting list of 2.6 million people for new specialty consultations, aggravated by the pandemic and the admission of 1.5 million users to Fonasa since 2021. In the first half of 2025 alone, 16 thousand patients died awaiting care, although the annual figure has been more than 40,000 in previous years. Minsal has implemented care recovery plans and spent $73 billion to resolve pending consultations and surge…