What started as good news could turn into the opposite because Similar Pharmacies could run out of doctors or at least considerably increase the price of your consultations. The reason is a reform proposal that intends to improve the working conditions of health professionals.
Offices attached to pharmacies have become the first option for medical care in Mexico. According to the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), they already offer more General inquiries up to date with the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
Will Similar Pharmacies be left without doctors?
Among the chains that offer economic consultations, the most popular is Similar pharmacies although it is also one of the most controversial because its Doctors do not have a fixed salary. Each person's pay is determined by the number of patients treated per day.
Likewise, another complaint it faces is that it does not offer benefits or other types of benefits to its doctors. Even if someone gets sick he has no right to social security.
The bill that seeks to offer labor justice to pharmacy doctors
Against this background, a few days ago an initiative was presented to the Senate to offer labor justice to general doctors who care for patients in offices attached to pharmacies. The objective is to guarantee all the benefits mentioned in the Federal Labor Law.
At last! Pharmacy doctors would be entitled to a fixed salary and benefits
Regarding this important topic, the Dr. Carlos Danielwho works in Similar pharmacies, He published a video with his point of view. Although in the first instance he affirms that the reform proposal has good intentions, in the end it could harm all the first contact doctors who belong to this chain.
What is needed for Similar Pharmacy doctors to have a fixed salary and benefits?
First of all, to provide a Fixed salary and benefits for doctors at Similar Pharmacies Fundación Best is required to transform into a company. Although based on his testimony it is a very unlikely option because there are no intentions for that to happen.
He also states that to offer doctors all the benefits that the Federal Labor Law mentions that it would be necessary to increase the price of consultations because otherwise it would be unfeasible. Currently the general service costs between 50 and 70 pesos.
Furthermore, it is still not clear the tentative salary that would be offered to the doctors from Similar Pharmacies. If it is too low, it could cause many to prefer other job options and in the end it would even cause the closure of branches.
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Having said all the above, this is a delicate issue because not only are the doctors from Similar Pharmacies but also all the patients in the country. In fact, Dr. Carlos Daniel affirms that he prefers the situation to remain as it currently is instead of having a fixed salary and benefits.
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