La fragmentación de los sistemas nacionales de salud
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14966819 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edgar Barillas (World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 246-249 |
| Publication date | 1997-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1020-49891997000300021 |
| PMID | 9162594 |
| OpenAlex | W2122682498 |
| SciELO | S1020-49891997000300021 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 3 |
The nationalistic tendencies observed in the world today, rooted in ethnic and ancestral cultural values that do not necessarily coincide with the physical boundaries of countries, have an enormous influence on societal organization, the distribution of wealth, and the processes of decentralization being carried out by governments. At the same time, the economic liberalization policies which are in fashion accentuate social divisions and favor models of health care that are fragmented according to the economic means of the user. This document explores the consequences of these trends for equity in the health and medical insurance systems of Latin America, as well as the role of the State and the private sector in the provision of services
Decentralization · Development economics · Distribution (mathematics · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law · Ethnic group · Health care · Latin Americans · Liberalization · Medical care · Political science · Social equality · Welfare economics · Public Health and Social Inequalities
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |