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Acceso al seguro público de salud y opciones alimentarias de los hogares: el caso del Seguro Popular en el México rural

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  • Agostina Porto

    (Universidad Panamericana)

  • Isai Guizar

    (Universidad de Guadalajara)

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Objective: To determine how the dietary choices of rural households in Mexico change once they gain access to medical care programs. Methods: SUR models and DiD estimations using the Mexican health insurance program Seguro Popular as a case of study. Results: Households in municipalities with high coverage of Seguro Popular significantly increased their expenditure on processed sugars, and oils and fats. Limitations: Classification of households was based on municipal-level coverage percentages, which may introduce some misclassification of the households in the treatment and control groups. Additionally, the short-term nature of our post-implementation data limits the generalizability of our findings to longer-term outcomes. Main findings: While the program improves access to medical care, it may inadvertently promote poorer dietary choices, which highlights the need for policymakers to consider the broader implications of health insurance programs on nutrition and diet quality.

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  • Agostina Porto & Isai Guizar, 2026. "Acceso al seguro público de salud y opciones alimentarias de los hogares: el caso del Seguro Popular en el México rural," Ensayos Revista de Economía, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, vol. 45(1), pages 29-100, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ere:journl:v:45:y:2026:i:1:id:350
    DOI: 10.29105/ensayos45.1-2
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