Cuenca Ecuador: Some Expats go ballistic at meeting as officials announce increase for insurance benefits

cuencahighlife.com reported Expat meeting turns rowdy as Social Security officials announce a fee increase to ‘equalize’ costs for voluntary and full members

Officials of Ecuador’s Social Security (IESS) system were forced to cut short a Friday meeting with foreign residents when some members of the audience became disruptive. The meeting, held at the Cuenca IESS office, had been called to explain a fee increase and procedural changes for IESS voluntary membership.

Most Cuenca-area foreign residents who are IESS members joined for the system’s health care benefits.

“Completely unacceptable,” was how an IESS representative described the shouting and shoving that followed the announcement of the fee increase. “Most of the audience were well-behaved but there were a few who were out of control,” he said. “We had more issues to discuss but were not able to.” https://www.cuencahighlife.com/expats-will-pay-social-security-benefits-iess-moves-equalize-costs-voluntary-affiliate-members/

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