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Organización y financiamiento del sistema de salud en la Argentina / The Argentine Health System: Organization and financial features
Arce, Hugo E.
  • Arce, Hugo E; Fundación Barceló. Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud. Departamento de Salud Pública. Buenos Aires. AR
Medicina (B.Aires) ; 72(5): 414-418, oct. 2012. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-657538
RESUMEN
El sistema de salud argentino se caracteriza por los siguientes rasgos a) la organización federal del país, donde las provincias se encargan de administrar salud y educación; b) coexistencia de servicios públicos y privados, tanto ambulatorios como de internación; c) entidades fragmentadas de seguridad social, en su mayoría de origen extra-estatal. Se describen y se calculan los componentes del sistema; se analiza la distribución del poder de decisión entre la autoridad sanitaria nacional y las provinciales y se comparan con la organización de otros países. Se muestran datos estadísticos sobre distribución del gasto en salud y cobertura de servicios en la población. Asimismo se presentan flujos financieros entre las diversas fuentes de recursos, aseguradores, prestadores y los usuarios de cada sector.
ABSTRACT
The Argentine health system is defined by the following features a) federal country organization; b) coexistence of public and private services with either outpatients or inpatients; c) fragmented entities of social security, most of these originated outside of the state organization. Components of the system are described and weighed; making decisions strength between national and provincial health authorities is analyzed and the Argentine system is compared with that of other countries. Statistical data on distribution of health expenditures and coverage of health services are presented as well as financial flow among diverse funding sources, insurers, providers and users of each sector.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: State Medicine / Health Services Coverage / Health Care Sector / Delivery of Health Care / Financing, Organized Type of study: Health economic evaluation / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: Spanish Journal: Medicina (B.Aires) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Fundación Barceló/AR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: State Medicine / Health Services Coverage / Health Care Sector / Delivery of Health Care / Financing, Organized Type of study: Health economic evaluation / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: Spanish Journal: Medicina (B.Aires) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Fundación Barceló/AR