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As of this Monday, December 14, the payment of the $ 22,460 to those close to 53 thousand consumers benefited by the agreement signed by the National Consumer Service (Sernac) together with three consumer associations, with pharmacies green Cross and Salcobrand.
70% of the consumers benefited by this settlement, that is, around 36,000 people, they will receive the money automatically this same day, Monday 14, by electronic transfers through the financial product CuentaRUT of BancoEstado, so it is enough that they review their account statements.
The rest of the people who do not have this financial product, They may withdraw the money from the BancoEstado and ServiEstado branches during a period of one year.
To avoid overcrowding at the branches and maintain security measures due to the pandemic, face-to-face payments will begin separately, according to the beneficiary’s Rut and the following scheme:
The payment process takes place after the 10th Civil Court of Santiago approved the settlement signed by the parties, establishing that said judicial agreement met all the requirements established by Law.
It is important to remember that consumers will receive full compensation, without discount for operations, because the total cost of the payment process will be financed by the pharmacies that sign the agreement.
Who benefits from this settlement
This agreement will benefit a universe of 52,622 consumers, who were the most affected people due to the fact that they acquired one of the 26 ethical drugs considered most critical by a series of variables: the severity of the disease, the frequency of its use, the effect of the remedy and the existence of alternatives.
An amount of $ 205 million, corresponding to the so-called “diffuse” universe, will be donated to the Casa Familia Foundation, for the construction of a hospice home in terminal stages of cancer.
These groups were privileged since they were the most affected, because if the entire universe had been given, they would have received such low amounts that the cost of obtaining it would be higher.
Within the list of 26 medications are those intended to treat chronic or more serious diseases, such as asthma, Parkinson’s, heart failure, lung diseases, diabetes, schizophrenia, among other.
On the site www.micompensacion.cl, consumers can check if they are part of the universe of beneficiaries, as well as the means of payment of the compensation and the terms thereof.
The compensation is for the approximately 53 thousand consumers on the list, but exceptionally If someone does not appear on this list, but believes that they meet the requirements to be part of this group, they can request a review of their case Through the same page, accompanying the purchase history required for analysis.
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