The financial protection impact of the public health system and private insurance in Brazil

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Autores principales: Waters, Hugh R., Bós, Antonio M.
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spelling oai-11362-113132020-03-06T16:50:27Z The financial protection impact of the public health system and private insurance in Brazil Waters, Hugh R. Bós, Antonio M. SALUD PUBLICA ATENCION MEDICA SEGURO DE ENFERMEDAD FINANCIACION ECONOMIA DE LA SALUD EVALUACION MODELOS MATEMATICOS INDICADORES DE SALUD PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICAL TREATMENT HEALTH INSURANCE FINANCING HEALTH ECONOMICS EVALUATION MATHEMATICAL MODELS HEALTH INDICATORS Includes bibliography This research assesses the effectiveness of the Brazilian public healthsystem and of private insurance in Brazil in providing financial protectionin health care. The determinants of catastrophic health expendituresare estimated by probit regressions with Heckman selection adjustmentcontrolling for health-care need. Findings show that the public systemprovides a significant reduction (47%); in the probability of a householdhaving catastrophic health expenditures, and that private insurancemakes such expenditures more likely by 36%. Recommendations includeimprovements in the quantity, accessibility, quality and reliability of publicproviders, more appropriate provision of drugs by the public system andtighter regulation of private insurance. 2014-01-02T18:44:42Z 2014-01-02T18:44:42Z 2008-08 Texto Sección o Parte de un Documento http://hdl.handle.net/11362/11313 LC/G.2382-P en CEPAL Review CEPAL Review 95 application/pdf BRASIL BRAZIL
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topic SALUD PUBLICA
ATENCION MEDICA
SEGURO DE ENFERMEDAD
FINANCIACION
ECONOMIA DE LA SALUD
EVALUACION
MODELOS MATEMATICOS
INDICADORES DE SALUD
PUBLIC HEALTH
MEDICAL TREATMENT
HEALTH INSURANCE
FINANCING
HEALTH ECONOMICS
EVALUATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
HEALTH INDICATORS
spellingShingle SALUD PUBLICA
ATENCION MEDICA
SEGURO DE ENFERMEDAD
FINANCIACION
ECONOMIA DE LA SALUD
EVALUACION
MODELOS MATEMATICOS
INDICADORES DE SALUD
PUBLIC HEALTH
MEDICAL TREATMENT
HEALTH INSURANCE
FINANCING
HEALTH ECONOMICS
EVALUATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
HEALTH INDICATORS
Waters, Hugh R.
Bós, Antonio M.
The financial protection impact of the public health system and private insurance in Brazil
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Bós, Antonio M.
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