Abstract

SANTOS-PADRON, Hilda; MARTINEZ-CALVO, Silvia; MARTINEZ-LOPEZ, Miriam Carolina  and  ALVAREZ-MALPICA, Iván Leonel. The potential demand and health services supply for catastrophic illness in Mexico. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2011, vol.10, n.21, pp.33-47. ISSN 1657-7027.

The goal of this paper is to determine the profile of total demand and potential supply in health services, available for high cost illness or catastrophic illness in the Fund for Protection against Catastrophic Expenses (FPCGC by its Spanish initials) of the System of Social Protection in Health (SPSS). In the Fund's financial design's basis, health reality was considered static by deducting the effects of epidemic changes and not précising people's health needs, or "hidden demand". Thus, when this demand is revealed it becomes an effective demand for health institution and the plans used in the Fund's financial calculations change. All in all, a methodological definition from the General Health Council is needed in order to organize and make CIs temporal for the Fund's coverage.

Keywords : Catastrophic Illness; Potential Supply; Effective Demand; Health Reform; System of Social Protection in Health; Fund for Protection against Catastrophic Expenses; Health care reform - Mexico; Health Services Administration - Mexico; Social Protection Fund in Health; Fund for Protection against Catastrophic Costs.

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