Given the criticism from users towards the companies for the exponential increase in plans after the release of prices provided in the DNU, the National Administration of Javier Milei took note and, in recent days, prosecuted the excessive increases and ordered to roll back the values.
In parallel, this day the Executive Branch communicated the formula that companies must apply to the final amount of the invoice, with the aim that users can calculate by their own means whether or not the prepaid company applied the retraction of the increases. .
Prepaid: Government defined how fees should be updated
First of all, the amount to have as a reference is the price of December 2023, given that the judicial injunction forces the companies to go back to that month. This does not imply that the next invoice will come with the value of the last month of last year, but rather that it will be the basis for the calculation.
From there, the user must take the December value and multiply it by the sum of 1 + the percentage variation registered in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that measures the INDEC at the national level from that month to the present.
As indicated by the Commerce secretarythe formula is the following: the quota of the medical health plan assistance of the month of December of 2023 multiplied by (1 + the percentage variation between the general level Consumer Price Index with national coverage prepared by the INDEC in force at the time of the corresponding billing, and the same Index corresponding to December 2023).
How to calculate the increase in prepaid installments
As an example, they point out that to calculate the maximum value of the current quota (depending on the case, it could be April or May), You must apply an adjustment, a maximum of 93.3% for the April installment (that is, the inflation accumulated between the months of November to February).
While for the May quota, a maximum adjustment of 114.6% must be applied (that is, the inflation accumulated in the months of November to March).
For example, if the fee is April, must be multiplied December installment value of 1,933 (if it was invoiced after April 17). If the fee is May must be multiply the value of the December installment by 2.146. In the case of invoices prior to April 17, the discount will be applied to the next invoice.
He Government He also clarified that this adjustment mechanism with a limit on the inflation registered “will be in force for the next 5 monthsthat is, until September”.
The companies reached by the measure are: OSDE, Swiss Medical, Galeno, Omint, Medifé, German Hospital and British Hospital and it is for all affiliates, whether individual, corporate and derivative users.
Source: Ambito
