Overview
- The Finance Commission, which was set to debate the bill Tuesday, pulled it from the agenda to allow more review.
- Commission chair Carol Antonio Altamirano cited new proposals from lawmakers, and Morena leader Ricardo Monreal urged more time to gauge economic impacts with the Finance Ministry and industry.
- The draft would require private hospitals to give patients a daily itemized bill, fine insurers for unilateral coverage changes, and protect portability plus free choice of doctor and hospital.
- The plan includes tax relief for people 60 and older through zero VAT on some premiums and higher income‑tax deductions, yet it does not undo a VAT rule that insurers say now raises costs.
- PAN deputy Éctor Jaime Ramírez warned that any premium limits need clear actuarial grounds and said many families face renewals with increases above 20 percent after VAT changes and higher hospital rates.