Toward Universal Health Coverage and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean : Evidence from Selected Countries

Over The Past Three Decades, Many Countries Of Latin America And The Caribbean Have Recognized Health As A Human Right. Since The Early 2000s, 46 Million More People In The Countries Studied Are Covered By Health Programs With Explicit Guarantees Of Affordable Care. Reforms Have Been Accompanied By A Rise In Public Spending For Health, Financed Largely From General Revenues That Prioritized Or Explicitly Target The Population Without Capacity To Pay. Political Commitment Has Generally Translated Into Larger Budgets As Well As Passage Of Legislation That Ring-fenced Funding For Health. Most Cou. Setting The Context For Universal Health Coverage Reforms In Lac -- Universal Health Coverage Policies In Lac -- Progress Toward Universal Coverage In Lac : Outcomes, Utilization, And Financial Protection -- Assessing Progress Toward Universal Coverage : Beyond Utilization And Financial Protection. Tania Dmytraczenko And Gisele Almeida, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References.