title: [Fund for Protection against Catastrophic Expenses].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To document the status of operational and managerial processes of the Fund for Protection against Catastrophic Expenses (FPGC), as well as to describe its evolution, and to explore the relationship between covered diseases and the Mexican health profile.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a joint management study, which included a qualitative and a quantitative phase. We conducted semi-structured interviews with key informants. We also analyzed the records of CNPSS, the hospital discharge and mortality data bases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty two percent of the states take twice as long to report and validate the cases. From 2004-2009 the FPGC increased its coverage from 6 to 49 interventions, that means a spending increase of 2 306.4% in nominal terms and 1 659.3% in real terms. The HIV/AIDS was the intervention prioritized with 39.3% and Mexico City had the highest proportion of expenditure (25.1%). A few diseases included in the health profile are covered by the FPGC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The review of the inclusion criteria of diseases is urgent, so as to cover diseases of epidemiological importance.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. México. belkis.aracena@insp.mx
authors.forename: Belkis
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aracena-Genao
authors.forename: María Cecilia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: González-Robledo
authors.forename: Luz María
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: González-Robledo
authors.forename: Lina Sofía
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Palacio-Mejía
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nigenda-López
mesh_terms: D002388:Catastrophic Illness / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007354:Insurance, Major Medical; D008800:Mexico