The New Law on Medicines and Its Implementation: El Salvador Case Study

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…

This article provides a detailed history of the multiple changes in the Chilean health system and health outcomes since 1950. A regional health system innovator, Chile established a state-run health system in the 1950s. Since then, the shifting political landscape and demographic changes from Chile’s increasing prosperity have resulted in shifts in the public/private system with varying degrees of positive change in health statistics. With recent drops in satisfaction in both health care and in…

This case study describes China’s essential medicines program and “zero mark-up” policy for drugs and intravenous injections. These initiatives, introduced in 2009, sought to reduce the inappropriate use of drugs and ensure access to safe, affordable medications. The case explores the impact of these policies on service quality, resource usage, and performance-based compensation of primary healthcare institutions. This case is part of the World Health Organization’s collection of health financing policy resources, which includes case…