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Financiamiento de la atención médica para todos: desafíos y oportunidades
A K Shiva Kumar1, Lincoln C Chen, Mita Choudhury
1UNICEF India, New Delhi, India. akshivakumar@gmail.com
Lancet (London, England)
|January 14, 2011
Resumen
La India es la India.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Economía de la salud economía de la salud.
- Política de salud pública política de salud pública.
- Financiamiento de la asistencia sanitaria.
Sus antecedentes:
- El sistema de financiación de la salud de la India contribuye a las desigualdades en la salud y a una atención médica de baja calidad y costosa.
- El bajo gasto en salud pública conduce a altos gastos de bolsillo, con una protección financiera limitada para los ciudadanos.
- Solo el 10% de la población tiene seguro médico, lo que agrava las cargas financieras.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar los desafíos dentro del sistema de financiación de la salud de la India.
- Evaluar el impacto del gasto actual en la equidad de la salud y la calidad del servicio.
- Proponer estrategias para mejorar los resultados de la salud a través del aumento del gasto público y las reformas de políticas.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los patrones actuales de gasto en salud de la India.
- Revisión de los compromisos gubernamentales para aumentar el gasto en salud pública.
- Examen del potencial de un aumento de la financiación pública para el seguro médico universal y la garantía de calidad.
Principales resultados:
- El financiamiento actual de la salud en la India resulta en importantes desigualdades en la salud y dificultades financieras.
- El gobierno planea aumentar el gasto en salud pública al 3% del PIB.
- El aumento de la financiación pública puede mejorar el seguro médico universal y mejorar la calidad de la atención médica.
Conclusiones:
- Aumentar el gasto en salud pública es crucial para abordar las desigualdades en salud y mejorar el acceso y la calidad de la atención médica en la India.
- La implementación de un seguro médico universal y una regulación efectiva son estrategias clave.
- La contención de costos, las mejoras en la eficiencia y la rendición de cuentas son esenciales para maximizar el impacto del aumento del gasto.
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