{"id":478143,"date":"2025-08-11T17:31:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/coverage-for-high-cost-patients-increased-to-8334-in-2024-according-to-abinader\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:31:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:31:34","slug":"coverage-for-high-cost-patients-increased-to-8334-in-2024-according-to-abinader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/dominican-news\/coverage-for-high-cost-patients-increased-to-8334-in-2024-according-to-abinader\/","title":{"rendered":"Coverage for high-cost patients increased to 8,334 in 2024, according to Abinader"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>.- President Luis Abinader informed this Monday, during his meeting La Semanal with the press, that life expectancy in the Dominican Republic went from <strong>73.5 to 75.1 between 2016 and 2024.<\/strong>\n\nAbinader also revealed that coverage for high-cost patients increased from <strong>2,747 in 2019 to 8,334<\/strong> in 2024, representing a significant increase in care for people with complex diseases. He added that around 300,000 patients still remain pending for inclusion in the program.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Abinader assures cases of disappearances in DR are all treated the same\">http:\/\/Abinader assures cases of disappearances in DR are all treated the same<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe Head of State affirmed that the <strong>Government<\/strong> will continue to strengthen the strategies so that Dominicans live longer and in better conditions, guaranteeing comprehensive and accessible medical care for all.\n\nLikewise, Abinader specified that there has been a significant reduction in neonatal mortality rates and teenage pregnancies, as part of the advances in public health during his administration.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LA Semanal - 11 de Agosto del 2025.\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fqddZ4pJMqI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader informed this Monday, during his meeting La Semanal with the press, that life expectancy in the Dominican Republic went from 73.5 to 75.1 between 2016 and 2024. 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