El sistema de salud en Colombia: Condicionantes frente al traslado de afiliados entre Entidades Promotoras de Salud (E.P.S.)

Abstract

This article presents a brief description of the affecting factors with the transfer of affiliates between health promotion entities (EPS) established in the health system in Colombia, addressing the following contents: referential framework that includes background of the problem in a Colombian context, normative framework, theoretical framework, conceptual framework, methodological design, implications of the design of the system on the transfer of patients among the health administrators and the conclusions. According to the results of the study, its point out that the deficiencies in the health insurance system do not guarantee the principle of free choice as established by the Colombian health system, and thus, effective access to services. On the other hand, the administrative processes that arise from the conditions established in the Colombian regulations that the affiliate has when moving from one EPS to another become barriers to access and medical care, which results in attentions lacking in integrality.