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4w ago

OSECAC Presses Health Minister Over Funding Gap Jeopardizing Monotributista Coverage

A report delivered to the health minister says monotributistas pay about $22,000 a month against PMO costs above $100,000 per adult.

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Autoridades de OSECAC alertaron al ministro de Salud Mario Lugones por el desfasaje entre el aporte de los monotributistas y el costo de las prestaciones médicas.
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Overview

  • The Health Ministry confirmed a Tuesday meeting with union leader Armando Cavalieri and OSECAC chief Carlos Pérez to address the funding gap, but no decisions were announced.
  • OSECAC’s report estimates PMO coverage costs exceed $100,000 per adult monthly, rising to $160,000–$170,000 for older adults, against a $22,000 monotributo health contribution.
  • The obra social warns that sustained imbalance could push monotributistas out of social health insurance and onto the public system.
  • Policy options discussed included equalizing contributions with salaried workers or eliminating the monotributo health contribution within the regime.
  • More than 300,000 monotributistas covered by OSECAC could be affected, with examples showing X-rays at $80,000–$150,000, full labs at $200,000–$300,000, and surgeries at $1–$2.5 million.