Financing Health in Latin America Vol. 1 : Household Spending and Impoverishment

English

Series: Global Health and Equity Ser.

Volume: 3

ISBN: 0982914423

EAN: 9780982914427

Category: Social Science / Sociology / General/Medical / Health Care Delivery/Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness/

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Release Date: 07/01/2012

Synopsis: One of the most serious challenges facing health systems in lower and middle income countries is establishing efficient, fair, and sustainable financing mechanisms that offer universal protection. Lack of financial protection forces families to suffer the burden not only of illness, but also of economic ruin and impoverishment. In Latin America, financial protection for health continues to be segmented and fragmented, and health is mainly financed through out-of-pocket payments. The book presents new and important insight into the crucial issue of financial protection in health systems. This first of a set of two volumes analyzes the level and determinants of catastrophic health expenditures among households in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Peru, applying both descriptive and econometric analyses. The results demonstrate that out-of-pocket health spending is pushing large segments of the population into impoverishment and that the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population are most at risk of financial catastrophe. This work is a product of the collaboration between more than 25 researchers and 18 institutions, associated with the Research for Health Financing in Latin America and The Caribbean Network with support from the International Development Research Centre of Canada

Financing Health in Latin America Vol. 1 : Household Spending and Impoverishment

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.77 inches

Width: 5.98 inches

Length: 9.02 inches

Weight: 20.04 oz

Pages: 304