OECD Reviews of Health Systems: Mexico 2005

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	OECD Reviews of Health Systems OECD Reviews of Health Systems: Mexico 2005
	OECD. Published by : OECD Publishing

	Version: E-book (PDF Format)
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Availability: Available Publication date: 07 Jul 2005 Language: English Pages: 158 Tables: 24 Charts: 62 ISBN: 9789264008939 OECD Code: 812005081E1

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This book describes the strengths and weaknesses of the Mexican health system in terms of access to health care, quality of care, efficiency of supply of services and the financial sustainability of the system. The report also evaluates reforms to the system with particular emphasis on the recently-introduced System of Social Protection in Health ("Sistema de Protección Social en Salud") and assesses remaining policy challenges facing the Mexican Authorities.

Other languages: Spanish (Available)

Other Versions: Print - Paperback

Multilingual summaries: English, Spanish

Table of contents:

Executive Summary
Introduction
Chapter 1. Organistion of the Mexican Health Care System
-Salient Features of Mexico: Social and Economic Context, Demographics, and Epidemiology
-Size of the Health Care System in the Mexican Economy
-Health Coverage and Financing
-Service Provision
-Payment of Providers
-Role of Government in Regulation of the Health Sector and Setting National Health Policy
Chapter 2. A Diagnosis of Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mexican Health System
-Access to Health Care
-Quality and Effectiveness of the Mexican Health Care System
-Assessing the Efficiency of the Mexican Health Care System
-The Sustainability of Health Care Spending
-The Longer Term Development of the System and System Governance
Chapter 3. Recent Reforms: Impacts and Prospects
-System for Social Protection in Health (SPSS)
-The Potential Impact of the SPSS
Chapter 4. Policy challenes and Options for Further Reform
-Access to Care and Financing Issues
-Efficiency and Quality Issues
-Systemic Issues
Bibliography
Glossary
List of Acronyms
List of Mexican States

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