The social work for retirees and pensioners offers the “Subsidy for Social Reasons” program that covers 100% of outpatient medications. Know what requirements must be met to obtain the benefit.
He Comprehensive Medical Care Program (PAMI) is the social work for retirees and pensionerspeople over 70 years of age without retirement and former combatants of the Falklands War, and depends on the Ministry of Health of the Nation. Recently the organism removed 44 remedies from the list of 100% coverage for its associates.
However, the health care agency has the program “Subsidy for Social Reasons“. In this way, a certain group of beneficiaries can obtain 100% coverage in outpatient medications in case you cannot purchase the discounted remedies.
What group can access free PAMI medications
Despite its recent changes, since the arrival of the pediatrician Esteban Leguizamo To the direction of PAMI, the social work for retirees and pensioners maintains the delivery of remedies free of charge for certain beneficiaries. This help is included in the program “Subsidy for Social Reasons” and seeks to help patients who, for reasons of social vulnerability, They cannot afford discounted medications.
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In this way, the organization takes charge of the 100% coverage of outpatient medications for members. Those people who:
- have Net income less than 1.5 minimum pension benefits. For households that have a partner with a Single Certificate of Disability (CUD), the total monthly income They must be less than 3 minimum pension benefits.
- They are not affiliated with a concomitantly prepaid medicine system with affiliation to PAMI.
- Do not own more than one (1) property.
- do not possess luxury aircraft or boats.
- Do not have a vehicle less than ten (10) years old, with the exception of households that have a partner with a Single Certificate of Disability (CUD), who may own up to one vehicle less than ten (10) years old.
- Not being the owner of corporate assets that demonstrate full economic capacity.
If you do not comply with points 1 and 2y, the cost of the medications indicated for your treatment is equal to or greater than the 15% of your incomethe beneficiary may also request 100% coverage of medications for social reasons through a mechanism of exception path. In it the authorities will require and evaluate:
- Social report (Provision 7339/GPSyC/13) and the Socio-health vulnerability scale (Provision 306/GPSyC/05); and
- Medical revalidation.
What documentation do I need to access free medications?
In order to access the benefit granted by PAMI, people must present to the authorities:
- National Identity Document
- Prescription of the requested medicationissued by a family doctor or specialist with the diagnosis that gives rise to the benefit, in detail or with ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, tenth version) coding.
- Sworn declaration
Where and how can I complete the process to obtain free medicines from PAMI
The process of “Medications without charge for social subsidy” can be carried out by the person affiliated with the PAMIyour representative or a family member. This procedure can be carried out online, from any electronic device, by entering the official website of the organization.
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The application can also be submitted in person. Thus, members must make an appointment online and go to the PAMI agency closest to their home.
Source: Ambito
