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Managed prepaid health care in Latin America and the Caribbean : a critical assessment, volume 1
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Managed prepaid health care in Latin America and the Caribbean : a critical assessment, volume 1
Undertaken in response to an increasing awareness of the need for alternative health care financing methods in Latin America and the Caribbean, this volume reviews the existing level of prepaid health care in the region and examines the feasibility of fostering the development of health maintenance organizations (HMO"s).
Strumpf, George B.; Crowley, Gail-Marie · 1985
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Abstract
Five individual reports are included, covering: (1) the principles underlying HMO"s, their advantages and disadvantages, and the U.S. experience with them; (2) prepaid health care in South America, with detailed analysis of prepaid plans in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela; (3) prospects for the development of HMO-like health delivery systems in Mexico, Central America, Panama, and the Caribbean; (4) legal and regulatory considerations for HMO development; and (4) health care laws in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay affecting HMO development. An executive summary notes the diversity of prepaid health plans (in organizational structure, financing mechanisms, level of coverage, etc.) in the region, and particularly in South America, where a significant number of prepaid health organizations were found.
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