The Health Superintendency announced the dates on which ISAPRES will specify the early return of surpluses from users, as an extraordinary measure to help people face the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The supervisory body instructed insurers on June 17 return the surplus generated between January and June of this year to its affiliates who are the owners of those monies.
The process, they explained in a statement, will be carried out through transfers to current accounts or Rut Account that users have reported; or through vouchers.
The superintendent Patricio fernandez stressed that although “the circular of the Superintendency of Health said that the maximum deadline was September 30 to make the refund, five of the six open isapres (Cruz Blanca, Colmena, Banmédica, Vida Tres and Consalud) have reported that they will do it as a maximum term on August 20. ”
Only Nueva Masvida held on September 30 as the date to refund the money.
Thus, the payment dates reported by insurers are as follows:
- White cross: Wednesday, August 19.
- Hive: Thursday, August 20.
- Banmédica: Thursday, August 20.
- Life Three: Thursday, August 20.
- Consalud: Thursday, August 20.
- New Masvida: Wednesday, September 30.
As indicated by the Superintendency of Health, they are 55,191 million pesos that the private health system – made up of six open and three closed insurers – will return to 1,059,759 affiliates.
According to the organism, Hive is the isapre that will return the largest amount of surplus: 15,714 million pesos, Followed by Banmédica (11,476 million), Cruz Blanca (9,695 million) and Consalud (9,568 million). Further back are located Nueva Masvida (6,851 million) and Life Three (1,685 million).
Meanwhile, the three closed institutions –Fundación, Isalud and Cruz del Norte– will deliver together 200.9 million pesos.
“We will be very attentive to the inspection and compliance with this refund and, by the way, if any person manifests any problem that makes the respective claim before the Superintendency, through our website“said the superintendent.
The regulator also called on users to keep updated the personal data registered in your isapre, “so that transfer is the preferred and safest mechanism”.
He 63 percent (664,389) of the people who will receive the returns are mens, Meanwhile he 37 percent (395,370) are women, detailed the Superintendency.
The regions with the highest surplus balances are the Metropolitan, with 32,708 million pesos (equivalent to a 59.3 percent of the total); Valparaíso, with 3,771 million (6.8 percent); Biobío, with 3,569 million (6.5 percent) and Antofagasta, with 2,567 million.
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