Universal Health Coverage and Litigation in Latin America

In recent years, several middle-income Latin American countries have seen a steep increase in the number of cases litigating access to curative services and inputs. A renewed judicial approach to the enforcement of the right to health, the expansion of health coverage, a more demanding public intere...

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Main Authors:	Iunes, Roberto, Cubillos-Turriago, Leonardo, Escobar, Maria-Luisa
Format:	Brief
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	access to health services access to services Aging communicable diseases curative health care Determinants of Health diabetes discretionary authority drugs environmental health financial impact financial incentives financial resources health authorities health care HEALTH COVERAGE Health Inequalities health needs health outcomes health policies health policy health resources health sector health services health system health systems human development human rights impact on health outcomes income information systems insurance intervention judicial system low income medical malpractice medical technologies Medicines neighborhoods Pharmaceutical policies physician pollution public health public policies social policy Social Security social services socioeconomic factors
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13072

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spelling	okr-10986-130722021-04-23T14:03:06Z Universal Health Coverage and Litigation in Latin America Iunes, Roberto Cubillos-Turriago, Leonardo Escobar, Maria-Luisa access to health services access to services Aging communicable diseases curative health care Determinants of Health diabetes discretionary authority drugs environmental health financial impact financial incentives financial resources health authorities health care HEALTH COVERAGE Health Inequalities health needs health outcomes health policies health policy health resources health sector health services health system health systems human development human rights impact on health outcomes income information systems insurance intervention judicial system low income medical malpractice medical technologies Medicines neighborhoods Pharmaceutical policies physician pollution public health public policies social policy Social Security social services socioeconomic factors In recent years, several middle-income Latin American countries have seen a steep increase in the number of cases litigating access to curative services and inputs. A renewed judicial approach to the enforcement of the right to health, the expansion of health coverage, a more demanding public interest, an increased prevalence of non communicable diseases and a limited capacity for fair and solid benefit basket design lie at the basis of this phenomenon. Using an interdisciplinary approach and evidence from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Uruguay, this paper examines this complex phenomenon and outlines some of its roots and impacts. It also argues for the need to incorporate a rights-based approach to health policy as a foundation to societal efforts to achieve universal health coverage. 2013-03-29T15:29:54Z 2013-03-29T15:29:54Z 2012-07 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13072 en_US En breve;No. 178 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America
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topic	access to health services access to services Aging communicable diseases curative health care Determinants of Health diabetes discretionary authority drugs environmental health financial impact financial incentives financial resources health authorities health care HEALTH COVERAGE Health Inequalities health needs health outcomes health policies health policy health resources health sector health services health system health systems human development human rights impact on health outcomes income information systems insurance intervention judicial system low income medical malpractice medical technologies Medicines neighborhoods Pharmaceutical policies physician pollution public health public policies social policy Social Security social services socioeconomic factors
spellingShingle	access to health services access to services Aging communicable diseases curative health care Determinants of Health diabetes discretionary authority drugs environmental health financial impact financial incentives financial resources health authorities health care HEALTH COVERAGE Health Inequalities health needs health outcomes health policies health policy health resources health sector health services health system health systems human development human rights impact on health outcomes income information systems insurance intervention judicial system low income medical malpractice medical technologies Medicines neighborhoods Pharmaceutical policies physician pollution public health public policies social policy Social Security social services socioeconomic factors Iunes, Roberto Cubillos-Turriago, Leonardo Escobar, Maria-Luisa Universal Health Coverage and Litigation in Latin America
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description	In recent years, several middle-income Latin American countries have seen a steep increase in the number of cases litigating access to curative services and inputs. A renewed judicial approach to the enforcement of the right to health, the expansion of health coverage, a more demanding public interest, an increased prevalence of non communicable diseases and a limited capacity for fair and solid benefit basket design lie at the basis of this phenomenon. Using an interdisciplinary approach and evidence from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Uruguay, this paper examines this complex phenomenon and outlines some of its roots and impacts. It also argues for the need to incorporate a rights-based approach to health policy as a foundation to societal efforts to achieve universal health coverage.
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author	Iunes, Roberto Cubillos-Turriago, Leonardo Escobar, Maria-Luisa
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title	Universal Health Coverage and Litigation in Latin America
title_short	Universal Health Coverage and Litigation in Latin America
title_full	Universal Health Coverage and Litigation in Latin America
title_fullStr	Universal Health Coverage and Litigation in Latin America
title_full_unstemmed	Universal Health Coverage and Litigation in Latin America
title_sort	universal health coverage and litigation in latin america
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Universal Health Coverage and Litigation in Latin America

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