Abstract

This article analyses the legal basis and the operation of a National Program established in order to guarantee health care of children, titled "XXIst Century Health Insurance". The objective is to make a public policy proposal to improve the position of the Health Insurance Program in Mexico's legal system. At the present time, this Program depends on budgetary rules with an annual validity. This situation contradicts the significance of its target, which is precisely the health care of children in their early stages of life and the effectiveness of the fundamental right to health. In that sense, this paper establishes the basis to consolidate this Program through a legal reform and its integration in the Mexican System of Social Protection in Health.

Details

Title
"Programa Seguro Médico Siglo xxi": una propuesta de política pública para fortalecer el derecho a la salud de la primera infancia en México
Author
Caballero, José; Moctezuma, Gonzalo; Maqueo Ramírez, María Solange
Pages
n/a
Section
Artículos
Publication year
2014
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Universidad Externado de Colombia
ISSN
01229893
e-ISSN
23462051
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1640796790
Copyright
Copyright Universidad Externado de Colombia 2014