Health for all? A cost-utility evaluation of Colombia's policy to enroll Venezuelan migrants (2021-2023)
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Summary
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Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Health Economics
- Migration Studies
Background
- Colombia extended subsidized health insurance to over 1.4 million Venezuelan migrants (2021-2023).
- The policy integrated migrants into the existing universal health coverage system for low-income Colombians.
Purpose Of The Study
- To evaluate the cost-utility and economic returns of extending health insurance to Venezuelan migrants.
- To assess the health benefits in Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) and Years of Life Lost (YLLs) averted.
Main Methods
- Cost-utility analysis using Colombia-specific cost-effectiveness thresholds.
- Internal Rate of Return (IRR) analysis to determine social profitability.
- Health outcomes measured in QALYs gained and YLLs averted.
Main Results
- The intervention yielded 10,259 QALYs gained or 11,843 YLLs averted.
- An IRR of 27.5% was observed, indicating significant social returns.
- Greatest health gains were seen in women and adults aged 19-44; urban areas benefited most.
Conclusions
- Extending subsidized health insurance to migrants is a highly cost-effective policy.
- Colombia's approach serves as a scalable, impactful model for inclusive public health and universal health coverage.
- Health policies can achieve substantial social returns, even with large-scale migration.
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