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Paraguay IPS administrative and medical crisis

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The Instituto de Previsión Social (IPS) in Paraguay continues to face severe administrative, financial, and operational crises. Recent audits by Comptroller General Camilo Benítez have uncovered massive irregularities, including the payment of over 50,000 million Guaraníes in pensions to more than 11,000 deceased individuals. The report also identified individuals, a 45% discrepancy in pharmaceutical stocks, valued at over 600,000 million Guaraníes, and USD 25 million in expenditures used to bypass procurement laws for expired medication contracts. laws. Financial instability is further highlighted by a floating debt of approximately 1 trillion Guaraníes. Gladys González, Director of Government Control, warned that without intervention, the institution could face an “operational collapse by 2046,” rendering it unable to pay pensions. New data from the Comptroller General reveals Guaraníes and a massive debt deficit involving both the state and in mandatory contributions, with the private sector. The Paraguayan state owes the IPS owing approximately G. 5.04 trillion (over USD 1.75 billion) for mandatory contributions to the Common Pension and Retirement Fund, a debt that has accumulated since 1944. The state has reportedly transferred only about 16.1% of the total required amount. Additionally, the employer sector owes approximately owing G. 5.42 trillion in contributions, including G. 1.92 trillion for the pension fund and roughly G. 3.5 trillion for the Health Fund. The Comptroller General noted a lack of concrete progress in recovering these balances. trillion. Operational challenges also manifest as critical healthcare gaps are increasingly visible in rural and regional areas. In J. Eulogio Estigarribia, 12,000 insured members lack a local hospital, while with the nearest facility located 80 kilometers away. In the Boquerón region, the Hospital de Loma Plata in the Boquerón region has suspended services for IPS patients after its economic quota was exhausted. exhausted, leaving approximately 23,400 members in the area facing significant geographic barriers to care. To address critical specialist shortages in the Caaguazú Department, IPS President Isaías Fretes has proposed a legislative amendment to allow the re-hiring of retired doctors, specifically targeting needs for anesthesiologists, traumatologists, and surgeons at the Coronel Oviedo Hospital. Fretes also acknowledged that shortages in medications for chronic diseases are tied to the institution’s current economic difficulties, though he committed to seeking resources for improved medical equipment and services.

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