Impact of court rulings on health care coverage: the case of HIV/AIDS in Colombia.
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چکیده
This article addresses an emerging issue in health care systems: the impact of judicial rulings on public policy regarding financing and delivery of health care services, and the attendant tensions, contradictions and questions. In Colombia, HIV/AIDS patients' use of a legal instrument called tutela, or writ of protection, has produced abundant jurisprudence and prompted health authorities to respond with decisions about HIV/AIDS service coverage that do not consider epidemiologic criteria and sustainability, introducing distortions in the health care system with respect to financing, priority-setting and universality.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- MEDICC review
دوره 13 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011