Crisis at IOMA: Kicillof does not provide supplies for disabilities and cancer patients

A new series of complaints about the crisis at the Instituto Obra Médico Asistencial (IOMA) once again exposes the serious deficiencies in health coverage in the province of Buenos Aires under the Government of Axel Kicillof

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In this context, criticism is growing towards the governor, and towards the president of the organization, Homero Giles, a Kirchner militant from La Campora.

Marcela Martinelli, representative of AutoConvocados IOMA Mar del Plata, reported a critical scenario during a radio interview, where she pointed out the lack of benefits, delays in care and lack of answers from the authorities. The conflict was recently made visible during a protest at a health congress held in that city.

“We presented ourselves making a call demanding the expenses of a congress of that magnitude and that the province is like social work we are experiencing a lot of failures and a lot of hardship,” Martinelli explained, questioning the priorities of the Kicillof government in the face of the deterioration of the system

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According to him, they tried to establish a channel of dialogue with the authorities present, but they were not successful. “We asked to speak with Homero Giles, who we knew he was... they told us they weren't there and well, we kept protesting and went home without any kind of interview

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The referent detailed a series of structural deficiencies that directly affect members, mainly disabled people and cancer patients.

“We have only two clinics, because the benefits are not being provided, that the prostheses are not arriving, that there is a lack of supplies for disabilities and supplies for people with cancer or diabetes,” he reported.

In addition, he questioned the veracity of the information released by IOMA about the available services. “It's a lie. Totally a lie and we have corroborated it,” he said, while pointing against the coinsurance system that forces patients to pay out of pocket due to the lack of timely payments to

providers.

“Those who attend IOMA charge coinsurance, a separate fee, because they don't get paid in a timely manner,” he explained.

“The difference is that we are human and you are politicians,” he wrote, as he said, during a discussion with a person in charge of the system. The answer he received, he said, was clear: “The difference is that you are liars and malicious, don't write to me anymore because I work a lot and I don't

have time for you.”

Finally, Martinelli warned that there are no signs of improvement in the short term and that the situation continues to worsen, while Kicillof does not offer concentrated answers. “The biggest clinics don't want to attend. Nor have they given a real and concrete answer,” he concluded.