Catastrophic Health Expenditure Fund: Mexico Case Study
2015
This case study describes Mexico’s Social Protection System in Health, including Seguro Popular, or People’s Health Insurance, which guarantees specific health services to all people not already covered under other insurance or social security programs. One component of Seguro Popular is a fund to protect against catastrophic health expenses related to specific interventions, medicines, and services. This case describes the impact of this fund, which has led to a drop in out-of-pocket expenditures as a share of income for covered families.
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Catastrophic Health Expenditure Fund: Mexico Case Study
Source:
Lozano R, Garrido F. Improving Health System Efficiency: Mexico: Catastrophic Health Expenditure Fund. World Health Organization 2015. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/186476.