Jorge Wated, president of the IESS Board of Directors, announced that the Insurance does not have to pay USD 200 million for this coverage.
The care for children under 18 years of age of the social security affiliates would be covered with the collection of an ‘extra premium’. This was announced by the president of the Board of Directors of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS), Jorge Wated.
During an interview on a television channel, the official pointed out that when it was decided to cover minors under the age of 18, there was no counterpart to finance this service, which costs the IESS USD 200 million, for which reason he considered it essential to finance it.
He maintained that services have been charged to the IESS, but no income has been added, so he reiterated that it is necessary to make a decision so that an ‘extra premium’ is paid to those who have children under the age of 18 in order to provide coverage and that Attentions to this group of society grow over time.
He clarified that these types of services were political decisions that de-financed the entity and added that an analysis would have to be made on the amount of the premium.
He clarified that if a decision is not made, it will be the IESS, the one that in the future “pays for broken dishes” and will not be able to attend to anyone due to lack of resources.
The health benefit for the children of the insured was given by a reform to the Social Security Law carried out in 2010 and forced the IESS to expand coverage.
Source: Manabita TV, El Comercio, social networks
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