Overview
- A delegation of La Libertad Avanza senators and deputies delivered formal public information requests to IOMA’s La Plata headquarters on May 21, seeking detailed accounts of debts, service interruptions and budget execution.
- The Office of the Presidency publicly stated that IOMA owes the Hospital Garrahan 9,151,216,131 pesos for pediatric care, a figure used by opponents to demand immediate payment.
- Provincial Health Minister Nicolás Kreplak defended IOMA’s management, saying higher service volumes between 2023 and 2025 drove costs and that the insurer’s problems reflect broader strains across Argentina’s social security system.
- Psychologists who contract with IOMA announced a strike for May 22 over unpaid invoices and missing payment orders, a move that providers say has already led to canceled appointments and growing access problems for beneficiaries.
- Political and legal pressure on IOMA is escalating after earlier criminal complaints and local protests over patient care, leaving uncertainty for more than two million covered Buenos Aires residents and raising calls for financial audits and clearer payment plans.