An assessment of the performance of the Mexican health system between 2000 and 2018.
Health Policy Plan
; 38(6): 689-700, 2023 Jun 16.
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ABSTRACT
This paper offers a comprehensive picture of the performance of the Mexican health system during the period 2000-18. Using high-quality and periodical data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and Mexico's National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure, we assess the evolution of seven types of indicators (health expenditure, health resources, health services, quality of care, health care coverage, health conditions and financial protection) over a period of 18 years during three political administrations. The reform implemented in Mexico in the period 2004-18-which includes the creation of 'Seguro Popular'-and other initiatives helped improve the financial protection levels of the Mexican population, expressed in the declining prevalence of catastrophic and impoverishing health expenditures, and various health conditions (consumption of tobacco in adults and under-five, maternal, cervical cancer and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) mortality rates). We conclude that policies intended to move towards universal health coverage should count on strong financial mechanisms to guarantee the consistent expansion of health care coverage and the sustainability of reform efforts. However, the mobilization of additional resources for health and the expansion of health care coverage do not guarantee by themselves major improvements in health conditions. Interventions to deal with specific health needs are also needed.
Mots clés
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Couverture maladie universelle
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Prestations des soins de santé
Type d'étude:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limites:
Adult
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Humans
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Mexico
Langue:
En
Journal:
Health Policy Plan
Sujet du journal:
PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Année:
2023
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Mexique