health

diciembre 23, 2025

Colectivos advierten que corregir la UPC 2026 es urgente ante deudas por $32,9 billones y 1,6 millones de quejas

En 2024 se registraron 1,6 millones de quejas en salud y más de 265.000 tutelas. Foto: iStock

Colectivos advierten que corregir la UPC 2026 es urgente ante deudas por $32,9 billones y 1,6 millones de quejas

TL;DR

  • Pacto por una Mejor Salud and Todos por la Salud warn of a healthcare system crisis due to an insufficient UPC 2026.
  • The crisis manifests as treatment interruptions, medication restrictions, precarious labor, and increased lawsuits.
  • These issues are documented by control entities, patient organizations, and judicial rulings.
  • Fecoer has reported deaths from rare diseases, and the Association of Hepatic and Renal Patients denounces unprecedented sanitary crisis.
  • The Attorney General's Office has warned of massive rights violations and financial unsustainability, with complaints and tutelages rising exponentially.
  • In 2024, 1.6 million complaints and over 265,000 tutelages were registered, with accumulated debt exceeding $32.9 trillion.
  • The government is urged to comply with the Constitutional Court's order to guarantee UPC sufficiency and ensure timely resource flow.
  • Technical analyses suggest the UPC 2026 should be adjusted by 15% to 17.33% to cover real service costs, inflation, and increased utilization.
  • Maintaining an insufficient UPC risks patient lives and compromises the continuity of care.
  • Immediate actions requested include centering patients, technically correcting the UPC 2026, protecting healthcare workers' conditions, and increasing transparency in financing decisions.
  • Correcting the UPC 2026 is deemed essential for protecting life, dignity, and the effective right to health.