{"id":17973,"date":"2026-02-20T05:33:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/almomento.net\/?p=1100049"},"modified":"2026-02-20T05:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:33:39","slug":"la-salud-no-puede-convertirse-en-un-lujo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarmiento24h.com\/?p=17973","title":{"rendered":"La salud no puede convertirse en un lujo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- .entry-header --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"img_center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/sarmiento24h.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/la-salud-no-puede-convertirse-en-un-lujo.jpg\" title=\"La salud no puede convertirse en un lujo\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" class=\"thickbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sarmiento24h.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/la-salud-no-puede-convertirse-en-un-lujo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"imagen\" title=\"La salud no puede convertirse en un lujo\" data-toggle data-title=\"La salud no puede convertirse en un lujo\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>El autor es economista y contador. Reside en Punta Cana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>POR RAFAEL RAMIREZ MEDINA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>La salud es un derecho fundamental, no un privilegio reservado para quienes pueden asumir costos crecientes sin cuestionarlos. Sin embargo, en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os se ha vuelto cada vez m\u00e1s com\u00fan que, aun contando con seguro m\u00e9dico, los pacientes deban pagar diferencias elevadas en consultas, convirtiendo una visita m\u00e9dica en una carga significativa para la econom\u00eda familiar.<\/p>\n<p>El problema no radica \u00fanicamente en el monto de la consulta, sino en la estructura que la rodea. Muchos pacientes, tras pagar una consulta inicial, reciben indicaciones para realizar an\u00e1lisis o estudios complementarios. Hasta ah\u00ed, todo forma parte del proceso m\u00e9dico normal. Lo cuestionable es que, al regresar pocos d\u00edas despu\u00e9s con los resultados solicitados por el mismo profesional, deban pagar nuevamente otra consulta completa solo para revisar esos estudios, muchos m\u00e9dicos lo hacen. Desde la perspectiva del ciudadano, esto se percibe m\u00e1s como un mecanismo de facturaci\u00f3n repetitiva que como una continuidad del servicio m\u00e9dico.<\/p>\n<p>Es importante reconocer que la pr\u00e1ctica m\u00e9dica exige a\u00f1os de formaci\u00f3n, actualizaci\u00f3n constante y una enorme responsabilidad. Los m\u00e9dicos merecen una remuneraci\u00f3n justa y digna. Sin embargo, tambi\u00e9n es cierto que cuando los costos se desbordan y las diferencias se vuelven excesivas, la percepci\u00f3n p\u00fablica cambia, la medicina comienza a verse m\u00e1s como un negocio que como una vocaci\u00f3n de servicio.<\/p>\n<p>Aqu\u00ed el debate no debe centrarse en se\u00f1alar a profesionales individuales, sino en revisar el funcionamiento del sistema. Las aseguradoras juegan un papel clave. \u00bfEst\u00e1n pagando honorarios adecuados a los m\u00e9dicos?.<\/p>\n<p>JPM<\/p>\n<div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing\" data-heateor-sss-href=\"https:\/\/almomento.net\/la-salud-no-puede-convertirse-en-un-lujo\/\">\n<p>Comp\u00e1rtelo en tus redes:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- 468x60 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3511341636159665\" data-ad-slot=\"3538255450\"><\/ins> <!-- .entry-content --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El autor es economista y contador. 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