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Assessing Health Reform in Colombia: From Theory to Practice

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  • Alejandro Gaviria

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  • Carlos Medina
  • Carolina Mejia

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In 1993, Colombia implemented an ambitious health reform. Its key component was a radical transformation of the manner in which health care provision, particularly care that was directed toward lower-income individuals, was financed. We first describe the institutional aspects of the reform and discuss the difficulties that transferring funding from supply- to demand-side channels entailed. We emphasize that while the reform substantially increased health insurance coverage, progress was slower than forecast and entailed a substantial increase in expenditure. The second part of the paper evaluates the impact of the subsidized regime that the reform introduced to benefit the low-income population. We explore the subsidized regime’s effect on health outcomes measured through self-reports on health status and on the number of days in which individuals were unable to perform regular activities, the use of medical services, household consumption of nonhealth goods, and labor force participation.

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Article provided by LACEA - LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION in its journal Journal of LACEA Economia.

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Handle: RePEc:col:000425:008647

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  1. Carlos medina & Jairo Núñez & Jorge Andrés Tamayo, 2013. "The Unemployment Subsidy Program in Colombia: An Assessment," Borradores de Economia 750, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
  2. Adriana Cardozo & Melanie Grosse, 2009. "Pro-Poor Growth Using Non-Income Indicators: An Empirical Illustration for Colombia," Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers 192, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research.
  3. Roberto Steiner & Irene Clavijo & Natalia Salazar, 2008. "Colombia’s Efforts at Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth: The Road Traveled and the Challenges Ahead," INFORMES DE INVESTIGACIÓN 009058, FEDESARROLLO.
  4. Medina Carlos & Leonardo Morales, 2008. "Demanda por servicios públicos domiciliarios y pérdida irrecuperable de los subsidios: el caso colombiano," REVISTA DESARROLLO Y SOCIEDAD, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE.

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