Determinants of household health spending in Mexico
In Mexico, out-of-pocket and catastrophic spending are persistent across the income distribution spectrum, and affiliation with health institutions does not safeguard individuals against such possibilities. This study estimates Tobit models toanalyze the determinants of out-of-pocket and catastrophi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía |
| Idioma: | español inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/69644 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/69644 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | health expenditure income distribution public services disease prevention gasto en salud distribución del ingreso servicios públicos prevención de enfermedades |
| Sumario: | In Mexico, out-of-pocket and catastrophic spending are persistent across the income distribution spectrum, and affiliation with health institutions does not safeguard individuals against such possibilities. This study estimates Tobit models toanalyze the determinants of out-of-pocket and catastrophic health expenditures, and finds that regional, individual, and household characteristics cause heterogeneity inhealth spending behaviors. The data suggest that the effective use of public services reduces, albeit insufficiently, the probability of incurring excessive expenditures. Public policies should focus on health promotion and disease prevention, as well as on reducing the gaps in the quality of public health services. |
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