The Secretary of Health, Jorge Alcocer Varela, assured that as of December 1 the Health services and the medicines they will be free, including the third level of care, that is, highly specialized care.
In his final message during his appearance in the Senate of the Republic as part of the gloss of the second government report Alcocer Varela highlighted that as promised by the president’s administration Andrés Manuel López ObradorStarting in December, care in national institutes of health, such as Nutrition or Respiratory Diseases will provide free care.
“Regarding the free services, as of December 1, they know that this is a commitment, and we are working to make it on this date or if possible sooner, in the high specialty institutes and hospitals of the country they will have and to the free service and not that people walk around seeing that they find an appointment, but they do not have to pay for it, they will be paid, this will be done and it is not after the service, but from before it will be free ”, Alcocer assured.
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“It was said that someone, who is no longer part of the secretariat and not for that reason but for other reasons, pointed out that the gratuity at all levels was very expensive and they were answered yes it is very expensive. The president answered it directly. But in health there is nothing expensive. In health there is no budget, there is investment and if it is expensive it will be provided to patients on a regular basis ”.
The official added that they are already in the operation of the Insabi, taking into consideration the instances of the Treasury, the diseases that are going to be included derived from cancer and others.
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“This has the central purpose of reducing inequities in health matters, through universal access to health services and free medicines for the entire population without social security. The Health for Well-being Model was put into operation, which included the creation of health teams at the first level of care. Induction workshops have been held in the 32 states and the recruitment of just over 6,000 health promoters, ”he said.
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