Regulation needs of the private health sector in Latin America: Notes for the debate
In recent years, the concern for policies that achieve effective universal health coverage has been growing, as shown eloquently by the institutional documents of the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization. According to them, universal health coverage means that the entire po...
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Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP UBA-CONICET)
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/DT-IIEP/article/view/2430 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=dociiep&d=2430_oai |
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| Sumario: | In recent years, the concern for policies that achieve effective universal health coverage has been growing, as shown eloquently by the institutional documents of the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization. According to them, universal health coverage means that the entire population has access to appropriate health benefits of promotion, prevention, cure and rehabilitation when needed, at an affordable cost. From this perspective, progress towards universal health access and coverage requires efforts to overcome exclusion, inequity and barriers to access, as well as timely use of comprehensive health services.It is difficult to achieve the announced goals without adequate regulation of the health markets. This requires social consensus, rules, adherence and a range of tools and approaches that may include financial incentives, accreditation, licensing, hiring and handling of claims. Reaching consensus on health system objectives arises from a dialogue between institutions and leaders, along with the participation of a range of actors such as professional associations, corporate providers, unions, academia, civil society organizations, user representatives and governmental institutions.The objective of this paper is to explore the themes of analysis to be taken into account in public-private relations that underlie the processes of transformation of health systems in the Americas and the corresponding challenges in terms of articulation and regulation in the sector. |
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