ArticleHealth services research2016
The Impact of Social Health Insurance on Diabetes and Hypertension Process Indicators among Older Adults in Mexico.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of the literature on the impact of the Seguro Popular.Health research policy and systems · 2022Pooled it
- Leaving no one behind? Social inclusion of health insurance in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2019Pooled it
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- The association between becoming uninsured and forgoing medical care among middle-aged and older adults in Mexico with chronic health conditions.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- Healthcare Cost Coverage and Hypertension and Diabetes Care Step Movement: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study in a Malaysian Semi-Rural Community.Health science reports · 2025Article
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- Differences in the Cognitive Function of Mexican Adults Aged 60 and Older with Self-Reported Diabetes in 2001 and 2018.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Article
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- The Effects of Health Insurance on Health-Seeking Behaviour: Evidence from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2020Article
- Challenges to diabetes self-management for adults with type 2 diabetes in low-resource settings in Mexico City: a qualitative descriptive study.International journal for equity in health · 2019Article
- Creating a preference for prevention: the role of universal health care in the demand for preventive care among Mexico's vulnerable populations.Health policy and planning · 2018Article
- Health Insurance and the Aging: Evidence From the Seguro Popular Program in Mexico.Demography · 2018Article
- The impact of user charges on health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2018Article
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- Is Being Insured Sufficient to Ensure Effective Access to Health Care among Poor People in Mexico in the Long Term?Health services research · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the impact of Seguro Popular (Mexican social health insurance for the poor; SP) on diabetes and hypertension care, intermediate process indicators for older adults (>50 years): pharmacological treatment, blood glucose tests, the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and adherence to their nutrition and exercise program. (CAM was defined as products or practices that were not part of the medical standard of care.) DATA SOURCES/STUDY
settingRepeated cross-sectional surveys from Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición (Mexican Health and Nutrition Survey, ENSANUT), a nationally representative health and nutrition survey sampling N = 45,294 older adults in 2000, N = 45,241 older adults in 2005-2006, and N = 46,277 older adults in 2011-2012. STUDY
designFixed-effects instrumental variable (FE-IV) repeated cross-sectional at the individual level with municipality fixed-effects estimation was performed. PRINCIPAL
findingsWe found a marginally significant effect of SP on the use of insulin and oral agents (40 percentage points). Contrary to that expected, no other significant differences were found for diabetes or hypertension treatment and care indicators.
conclusionsSocial health insurance for the poor improved some but not all health care process indicators among diabetic and hypertensive older people in Mexico.
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