New IPS board member Mirtha Arias promises to combat medical supply shortages and employer evasion, but faces distrust from insured member associations questioning her independence.
Julio López
Presidente de la Asociación Nacional de Asegurados del IPS.
IPS President Isaías Fretes announced the exclusion of 817 obsolete surgical supplies from the vademecum, but the National Association of IPS Insured expresses distrust and demands criminal investigations into past purchases, in addition to declaring a state of health emergency.