2016, Number 6
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salud publica mex 2016; 58 (6)
Monitoring of inequality in financial protection and healthcare in Mexico: an analysis of health surveys 2000, 2006 and 2012
Gutiérrez JP, García-Saisó S, Espinosa-de la Peña R, Balandrán DA
Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 639-647
PDF size: 330.76 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Objective. To analyze trends in inequality in financial protection
and healthcare in Mexico between 2000 and 2012, using
simple and complex measures.
Materials and methods.
Analysis of national health surveys 2000, 2006 and 2012,
generating estimates of absolute and relative gaps and the
slope index of inequality using imputated income as socioeconomic
measure, and differences by sex, rural/urban residence,
and ethnic background.
Results. Between 2000 and 2012,
socioeconomic inequality in financial protection vanished,
while it remains in healthcare access, with larger barriers to
access healthcare among those in the lowest socioeconomic
condition. These results are consistent with the differences
by urban/rural residence and ethnic background.
Conclusions.
The health reform in 2003, aiming to increase health
insurance, resulted in the virtual elimination of socioeconomic
inequality in financial protection, but there is still inequality
in access to healthcare. Actions to eliminate access barriers
related to quality of health services are urgent to promote
effective access to healthcare.
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