title: Who pays more for health services in middle-income countries: lessons from Mexico.
abstract: An evaluative study with a cross-sectional design was carried out on healthcare cost indicators reported by the 2000 National Health Survey in Mexico, to determine which population group had higher health costs/expenditures in relation to family income. The results suggest that in middle-income countries such as Mexico, families with lower incomes tend to pay more for healthcare services.
authors.affiliation: Research Center on Health Systems, National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Sta. Maria Ahuacatitlán, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62508, Mexico. aarredon@insp.mx
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arredondo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nájera
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019049:Developed Countries / Q000191:economics; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000145:classification*; D008800:Mexico; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics*; D017150:Public Sector / Q000191:economics*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014186:Transportation / Q000191:economics