Colombia Case Study : The Subsidized Regime of Colombia’s National Health Insurance System

Montenegro Torres, Fernando ; Bernal Acevedo, Oscar

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: access to health care services;    access to health services;    access to primary health care;    access to services;    administrative costs;   

RP-ID  :  74961

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This case study provides an overview of the contribution of Colombia's compulsory health insurance, particularly its Subsidized Regime (SR), to universal health care coverage in the country, and the current challenges the SR faces. The case study is based on discussions with stakeholders from academia and the public and private sectors. The report is divided into four sections: (1) country context and health outcomes; (2) the SR within the institutional architecture of the national health insurance system; (3) the subsidized regime: considerations on equity in the context of the public debate on the right to health care in Colombia; and (4) policy decisions and key areas of the agenda for the short and medium term.