title: [Determinants of equity in financing medicines in Argentina: an empirical study].
abstract: Medicines are an important part of household health spending. A progressive system for financing drugs is thus essential for an equitable health system. Some authors have proposed that the determinants of equity in drug financing are socioeconomic, demographic, and associated with public interventions, but little progress has been made in the empirical evaluation and quantification of their relative importance. The current study estimated quantile regressions at the provincial level in Argentina and found that old age (> 65 years), unemployment, the existence of a public pharmaceutical laboratory, treatment transfers, and a health system orientated to primary care were important predictors of progressive payment schemes. Low income, weak institutions, and insufficient infrastructure and services were associated with the most regressive social responses to health needs, thereby aggravating living conditions and limiting development opportunities.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Bariloche, Argentina.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dondo
authors.affiliation: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monsalvo
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Bariloche, Argentina.
authors.forename: Lucas A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Garibaldi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina; D016527:Drug Costs; D000067571:Financial Statements / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D061889:Healthcare Financing; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations