Suprema - Rol N° 250945-2023

Un recurso de protección acogido por la Corte Suprema ordena a una Isapre equiparar la cobertura de salud mental a la de salud física para planes antiguos, basándose en la Ley 21.331 y el principio de no discriminación.

• Rol N° 250945-2023: La Corte Suprema, Tercera Sala Constitucional, en sentencia del 14 de febrero de 2024, confirmed a prior resolution of the Court of Appeals of Temuco.
• The protection action was filed by Nombre against ISAPRE COLMENA GOLDEN CROSS S.A.
• Violation of constitutional guarantees established in article 19 N°1 (life and psychic integrity), N°2 (equality before the law), N°9 (health protection) and N°24 (choice of health system) of the Political Constitution of the Republic was alleged.
• The central complaint was the alleged arbitrary and illegal act of the Isapre in not granting the same treatment and coverage to mental health benefits as to physical health benefits.
• The plaintiff based his action on being part of a health plan contracted without pre-existing c...