Overview
- Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni announced that the National Disability Agency will be disbanded and its responsibilities moved under the Ministry of Health led by Mario Lugones.
- The administration pledged that disability pensions and other benefits will continue, while reporting notes existing eligibility rules remain in force and could lead to losses for ineligible recipients.
- The shift includes permanent audits, traceability of files, and application of sanitary criteria, along with the elimination of 16 political posts for a 45.7% cut in the hierarchy.
- Cited findings include pensions paid after deaths, benefits without valid documentation, medical endorsements lacking clinical support, and providers billing without services, with Fundación METAS named as an example.
- Interventor Alejandro Vilches was indicated to lead the area within Health, and a federal investigation into alleged irregularities continues under Judge Sebastián Casanello.