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Access to Medicines by Seguro Popular Beneficiaries: Pending Tasks towards Universal Health Coverage

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  • Edson Servan-Mori
  • Ileana Heredia-Pi
  • Julio Montañez-Hernandez
  • Leticia Avila-Burgos
  • Veronika J Wirtz

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Objective: In the context of aiming to achieve universal health coverage in Mexico, this study compares access to prescribed medicines (ATPM) between Seguro Popular (SP) and non-SP affiliated outpatient health service users. Materials and Methods: ATPM by 6,123 users of outpatient services was analyzed using the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012. Adjusted bi-probit models were performed incorporating instrumental variables. Results: 17.3% of SP and 10.1% of the non-SP population lacked ATPM. Two-thirds of all outpatient SP and 18.5% of all outpatient non-SP received health services at Ministry of Health facilities, among whom, 64.6 and 53.6% of the SP and non-SP population respectively reported ATPM at these facilities. Lack of medicines in health units, chronic health problems (compared to acute conditions) and prescription ≥3 medicines were risk factors for non-ATPM. Adjusted models suggest that when using Ministry of Health services, the SP population has a higher probability of ATMP compared to the non-SP population. Conclusion: Given the aspirations of achieving universal health coverage in Mexico, it is important to increase ATPM in Ministry of Health facilities thereby ensuring basic rights to health care are met.

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  • Edson Servan-Mori & Ileana Heredia-Pi & Julio Montañez-Hernandez & Leticia Avila-Burgos & Veronika J Wirtz, 2015. "Access to Medicines by Seguro Popular Beneficiaries: Pending Tasks towards Universal Health Coverage," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(9), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0136823
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136823
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