TY - JOUR
T1 - Equity during an economic crisis: Financing of the Argentine health system
AU - Cavagnero, Eleonora
AU - Bilger, Marcel
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This article analyses the redistributive effect caused by health financing and the distribution of healthcare utilization in Argentina before and during the severe 2001/2002 economic crisis. Both dramatically changed during this period: the redistributive effect became much more positive and utilization shifted from pro-poor to pro-rich. This clearly demonstrates that when utilization is contingent on financing, changes can occur rapidly; and that an integrated approach is required when monitoring equity. From a policy perspective, the Argentine health system appears vulnerable to economic downturns mainly due to high reliance on out-of-pocket payments and the strong link between health insurance and employment.
AB - This article analyses the redistributive effect caused by health financing and the distribution of healthcare utilization in Argentina before and during the severe 2001/2002 economic crisis. Both dramatically changed during this period: the redistributive effect became much more positive and utilization shifted from pro-poor to pro-rich. This clearly demonstrates that when utilization is contingent on financing, changes can occur rapidly; and that an integrated approach is required when monitoring equity. From a policy perspective, the Argentine health system appears vulnerable to economic downturns mainly due to high reliance on out-of-pocket payments and the strong link between health insurance and employment.
UR - https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0167629610000494?httpAccept=text/xml
U2 - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.03.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.03.008
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0167-6296
VL - 29
SP - 479
EP - 488
JO - Journal of Health Economics
JF - Journal of Health Economics
IS - 4
ER -