Since January, the value of the bonus has been set at $15,000 per El Dia
After doctors increased the Professional Practice Bonus (BEP) cap to P25,000, the Medical Assistance Work Institute (IOMA) pointed out that the collection was “inappropriate” and “irregular” and said it could lead to legal action.
The BEP is the instrument that regulates the payment of medical consultations and practices outside the fees established in agreement with social services, and its update aims to reduce the gap between these fees and the real cost of quality medical care.
The last adjustment came in January this year, when the value was set at $15,000.
In light of the recent announcement of value changes, a 66% increase, reported by this newspaper earlier in the week, the province’s social work agency issued a statement warning that the alleged bonus increase “is irregular and illegal as it is not provided for in the agreement between Ioma and the medical providers.”
In addition, he recalled that members “should not be forced to pay extra for treatment. They only have to pay the co-payment agreed by social work with providers, so professionals who demand these co-payments are not authorized to do so.”
Likewise, he warned that “any request for money that is not established in the current agreement is unacceptable, since the participating professionals and institutions must provide their services in accordance with the values established in the agreements.”
For this reason, it was recalled that in the event of undue burden or irregularity in care, members can file a complaint by sending a communication to the relevant IOMA delegation or through the official website: www.ioma.gba.gob.ar.
The BEP has its origins in an initiative by medical and scientific societies themselves in response to the tariff crisis that the sector has been going through for years. Its creation was carried out as a self-defense measure against the persistent delay in the payment of amounts paid by the main social institutions and prepaid benefits, a situation that, according to doctors, threatens the sustainability of the private and mixed health system.
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