Content with the tag: costes sanitarios
Article
How is the use and expenditure of public healthcare services distributed?
June 2020
Anna García-Altés, Catalan Agency for Health Quality and Evaluation (AQuAS);Emili Vela, Montse Clèries and Cristina Adroher, CatSalut;Vincenzo Alberto Vella, CIBERESP;Adapted by Xavier Aguilar
Healthcare spending is unequal: it increases with age and is higher among men than women. Furthermore, 5% of the population is responsible for 50% of total expenditure. We analyse the factors that explain this, within a pre-covid-19 scenario.
Report
Health
October 2019
Luis Ayala Cañón, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos y EQUALITAS;Olga Cantó Sánchez, Universidad de Alcalá y EQUALITAS;Rosa Martínez López, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos y EQUALITAS;Carolina Navarro Ruiz, UNED y EQUALITAS;Marina Romaguera de la Cruz, Universidad de Alcalá y EQUALITAS
This report analyses four challenges relating to health in Spain: improving the population’s health, promoting healthy lifestyle habits, guaranteeing access to healthcare and the viability of services for dependency.
Article
Do we take the medication that doctors prescribe for us?
March 2019
Ignacio Aznar Lou, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu;María Rubio Valera, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
Not following the treatments prescribed in primary healthcare has an economic impact, due to higher probabilities of absence from work and of the use of emergency healthcare services. We analyse this situation.