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Protección financiera en salud: actualizaciones para México a 2014 / Financial protection in health: updates for Mexico to 2014
Knaul, Felicia Marie; Arreola-Ornelas, Héctor; Méndez-Carniado, Oscar.
Affiliation
  • Knaul, Felicia Marie; Miami Institute for the Americas. US
  • Arreola-Ornelas, Héctor; Miami Institute for the Americas. US
  • Méndez-Carniado, Oscar; Miami Institute for the Americas. US
Salud pública Méx ; 58(3): 341-350, may.-jun. 2016. tab, graf
Article in Es | LILACS | ID: lil-793028
Responsible library: BR1.1
RESUMEN
Resumen

Objetivo:

Documentar la protección financiera en salud en México hasta 2014. Material y

métodos:

Se actualiza la medición del gasto empobrecedor y catastrófico hasta 2014 para analizar los cambios desde la implementación del Sistema de Protección Social en Salud y el Seguro Popular, con base en la serie de Encuestas de Ingresos y Gastos de los Hogares.

Resultados:

En el periodo de 2004 a 2014, los indicadores de protección financiera han continuado su tendencia decreciente. El gasto excesivo llegó a sus niveles más bajos 2.0% en 2012 y 2.1% en 2014. El gasto empobrecedor bajó de 1.3% en 2004 a 0.5% en 2014, mientras que el gasto catastrófico, de 2.7% a 2.1%.

Conclusiones:

Las tendencias en protección financiera son claramente de mejoría entre 2000 y 2014; para 2012 y 2014, demuestran niveles bajos en gasto catastrófico y empobrecedor, así como una estabilización. Sin embargo, siguen siendo relativamente altas entre hogares del quintil 1, rurales y con adultos mayores.
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objetive Document financial protection in health in Mexico up to 2014. Materials and

methods:

We up date the measures of impoverishing and catastrophic health expenditure to 2014, to analyse shifts since the implementation of the System for Social Protection in Health and the Seguro Popular using time series data from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey.

Results:

Between 2004 and 2014 there has been a continued improvement in levels of financial protection. Excessive expenditure reached its lowest point -2.0% in 2012 and 2.1% in 2014. Impoverishing expenditure dropped to 1.3% in 2004, compared to 0.5% in 2014, and catastrophic expenditures from 2.7% to 2.1%.

Conclusions:

The time series of data on financial protection show a clear pattern of improvement between 2000 and 2014 and level off and low levels in 2012 and 2014. Still, levels continue to be relatively high for households in the poorest quintile, in rural areas and with an elderly person.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Social Security / Catastrophic Illness / Health Expenditures / Insurance, Major Medical Type of study: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: Es Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: Mexico

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Social Security / Catastrophic Illness / Health Expenditures / Insurance, Major Medical Type of study: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: Es Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: Mexico