Title |
Determinantes de la equidad en el financiamiento de los medicamentos en Argentina: un estudio empírico
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Published in |
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, February 2016
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DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00012215 |
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Authors |
Mariana Dondo, Mauricio Monsalvo, Lucas A Garibaldi |
Abstract |
Medicines are an important part of household health spending. A progressive system for financing drugs is thus essential for an equitable health system. Some authors have proposed that the determinants of equity in drug financing are socioeconomic, demographic, and associated with public interventions, but little progress has been made in the empirical evaluation and quantification of their relative importance. The current study estimated quantile regressions at the provincial level in Argentina and found that old age (> 65 years), unemployment, the existence of a public pharmaceutical laboratory, treatment transfers, and a health system orientated to primary care were important predictors of progressive payment schemes. Low income, weak institutions, and insufficient infrastructure and services were associated with the most regressive social responses to health needs, thereby aggravating living conditions and limiting development opportunities. |
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Colombia | 1 | 100% |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Unknown | 14 | 100% |
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Student > Master | 4 | 29% |
Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 7% |
Researcher | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 8 | 57% |
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Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 7% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 1 | 7% |
Other | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 8 | 57% |