MinSalud of Colombia Orders EPS and IPS to Remove Authorizations for some Medical Services

The Ministry of Health issued a circular warning both the EPS and the IPS that, in certain cases, it should be taken care of without requiring medical authorization.It is circular 019 of the [...] The entry These are the cases in which EPS and IPS should attend patients without medical authorization was first published in Tropicana Colombia.

Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, Minister of Health of Colombia. Photo: Presidencia The Ministry of Health and the National Superintendency of Health issued a joint circular ordering the elimination of authorizations for access to various medical services. The bill seeks to “eliminate administrative barriers that hinder timely access to health care and guarantee a more agile, equitable and unhindered service.” According to the directive, no entity i…