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[Austerity and healthcare privatization in times of crisis: are there any differences among autonomous communities?]
Amaia Bacigalupe1, Unai Martín1, Raquel Font2
1Departamento de Sociología 2, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Leioa, Bizkaia, España; Grupo de Investigación en Determinantes Sociales de la Salud y Cambio Demográfico-OPIK, Leoia, Bizkaia, España.
Objective:
To analyse the differences between autonomous communities in Spain according to their policies of austerity and healthcare privatization during the economic crisis.
Methods:
Changes in the application of legal reforms, healthcare privatization and healthcare financing/resources in the autonomous communities were analysed, and a summary indicator of each dimension was constructed.
Results:
The Basque Country showed the clearest behaviour towards a weak policy of austerity and privatization, as opposed to La Rioja, Madrid, and the Balearic Islands.
Conclusions:
The three classifications will enable analysis of the mediating effect of policies of austerity and privatization in the relationship between the economic crisis and health in the Spanish context.
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