title: [Austerity and healthcare privatization in times of crisis: are there any differences among autonomous communities?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the differences between autonomous communities in Spain according to their policies of austerity and healthcare privatization during the economic crisis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Changes in the application of legal reforms, healthcare privatization and healthcare financing/resources in the autonomous communities were analysed, and a summary indicator of each dimension was constructed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Basque Country showed the clearest behaviour towards a weak policy of austerity and privatization, as opposed to La Rioja, Madrid, and the Balearic Islands.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The three classifications will enable analysis of the mediating effect of policies of austerity and privatization in the relationship between the economic crisis and health in the Spanish context.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sociología 2, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Leioa, Bizkaia, España; Grupo de Investigación en Determinantes Sociales de la Salud y Cambio Demográfico-OPIK, Leoia, Bizkaia, España. Electronic address: amaia.bacigalupe@ehu.eus.
authors.forename: Amaia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacigalupe
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sociología 2, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Leioa, Bizkaia, España; Grupo de Investigación en Determinantes Sociales de la Salud y Cambio Demográfico-OPIK, Leoia, Bizkaia, España.
authors.forename: Unai
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sociología 2, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Leioa, Bizkaia, España.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Font
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sociología 2, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Leioa, Bizkaia, España; Grupo de Investigación en Determinantes Sociales de la Salud y Cambio Demográfico-OPIK, Leoia, Bizkaia, España.
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: González-Rábago
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sociología y Trabajo Social, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, España.
authors.forename: Noemi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bergantiños
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D057172:Economic Recession; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011332:Privatization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D013030:Spain
keywords: Austeridad; Austerity; Crisis económica; Economic crisis; España; Healthcare policy; Healthcare privatization; Política sanitaria; Privatización sanitaria; Spain