The spokeswoman for Más Madrid in the City Council, Rita Maestre, described this Wednesday as “nonsense” the Government’s decision to renew the Muface agreement with private insurers. According to Maestre, public health has sufficient capacity to integrate civil servants, and investment in this area would be more efficient. These statements were made during an interview on Cadena SER, following the announcement by the Minister of Public Function, Óscar López, regarding the renewal of the agreement with a 33.5% increase in funding for three years.
“For a person on the left, it is nonsense to continue to maintain a system that was established almost 40 years ago and that today lacks structural justification,” Maestre said, referring to the private insurance model for civil servants which, according to her, no longer responds to current needs.
Más Madrid defends investment in public health care
Maestre supported the statements of the Minister of Health and party colleague, Mónica García, who has argued that the public health system could absorb the civil servants with the funds allocated to the agreement. According to Maestre, “public healthcare has the spare capacity to incorporate those civil servants, who are becoming fewer and fewer, as many of the new ones opt for the public system.” The spokeswoman stressed that these funds could be used to increase infrastructures and healthcare personnel throughout the country. “We would have enough for many positions and infrastructures: general practitioners, pediatricians and nursing assistants in Madrid and throughout Spain,” she added.
Más Madrid seeks to prioritize the public sector
Maestre reiterated Más Madrid’ s position in favor of citizens’ taxes being used to strengthen public healthcare and not to finance a model that benefits private insurers. According to the spokesperson, this decision is not only more logical from an ideological point of view, but also more efficient in terms of management and resources.
