TY - JOUR
T1 - Health insurance premium in Colombia for 2025
T2 - a strictly political-ideological decision without technical-scientific arguments?
AU - Espinosa, Oscar
AU - Rodríguez-Lesmes, Paul
AU - Prada, Sergio
AU - Bolívar, Mery
AU - Mejía-Becerra, Juan Diego
AU - Vecino-Ortíz, Andrés I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025.
PY - 2025/12
Y1 - 2025/12
N2 - The Colombian Ministry of Health's decision to increase the health insurance premium (Capitation Payment Unit) by 5.36% for 2025, close to the inflation rate, has sparked controversy. This adjustment disregards factors that contribute to rising healthcare costs, leading to concerns over the guarantee the right to health for Colombians and financial sustainability of the health system. The insufficient increase raises the likelihood of surpassing premium coverage, as evidenced by recent actuarial studies. This decision could affect the quality of services and jeopardize the health of 50 million inhabitants in the Colombian territory. The paper calls for a more robust, technical approach to ensure the financial stability and quality of care in the Colombian health system.
AB - The Colombian Ministry of Health's decision to increase the health insurance premium (Capitation Payment Unit) by 5.36% for 2025, close to the inflation rate, has sparked controversy. This adjustment disregards factors that contribute to rising healthcare costs, leading to concerns over the guarantee the right to health for Colombians and financial sustainability of the health system. The insufficient increase raises the likelihood of surpassing premium coverage, as evidenced by recent actuarial studies. This decision could affect the quality of services and jeopardize the health of 50 million inhabitants in the Colombian territory. The paper calls for a more robust, technical approach to ensure the financial stability and quality of care in the Colombian health system.
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U2 - 10.1186/s13561-025-00620-z
DO - 10.1186/s13561-025-00620-z
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 40199827
AN - SCOPUS:105005080808
SN - 2191-1991
VL - 15
JO - Health Economics Review
JF - Health Economics Review
IS - 1
M1 - 31
ER -
