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Vol. 9. Issue 47.
Pages 133-139 (March - April 1995)
Vol. 9. Issue 47.
Pages 133-139 (March - April 1995)
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La concentración de los costes sanitarios per cápita y el control del riesgo
Concentration of Sanitary Costs per capita and Risk Control
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La elevada concentración del gasto sanitario en una proporción de población limitada ha sido objeto de estudio y análisis en el entorno norteamericano. Las limitaciones en las bases de datos disponibles para contrastar este hecho en nuestro país no han permitido hasta la fecha establecer conclusiones al respecto. En este artículo se analiza la concentración de los gastos sanitarios públicos en una mutualidad de asistencia sanitaria financiada públicamente y revisa las implicaciones para la política sanitaria y la investigación en servicios sanitarios. Se observa que para los gastos sanitarios totales, el nivel de concentración es similar al existente en EEUU en los años 70, un 5% de la población consume un 52% del gasto total. Las limitaciones del estudio cabe situarlas en el ámbito de análisis ya que incluye únicamente gasto público en asistencia sanitaria, y sería preferible conocer el gasto sanitario total per capita, pero no existen datos disponibles al respecto. La relevancia de las implicaciones para la política y la gestión de los servicios sanitarios que se extraen del artículo obliga a una reflexión profunda sobre la necesidad de una nueva estadística sanitaria que permita conocer mejor los costes, la utilización y el estado de salud individual.

Palabras clave:
Costes sanitarios
Concentración
Selección de riesgo
Key words:
Sanitary costs
Concentration
Risk selection
Summary

The high concentration of sanitary expenses in a limited proportion of population has been object of study and analysis in the North-American environment. The limitations in the available data bases to contrast this fact in our country have allowed us to establish conclusions up to the present date about this matter. We analyse in this article the concentration of public sanitary expenses in a mutuality of sanitary assistance financed publicly and revises the implications it has on the sanitary policy and investigations in sanitary services. According to the total sanitary expenses, the level of concentration is similar to the one existing in the United States in the 70s, 5% of the population consumes 52% of the total expense. The limits of this study must be placed in the field of analysis since it only includes public expenses in sanitary assistance, and it should be advisable to know the total sanitary expenses per capita, but no available data have been found. The relevance of the implications for the policy and management of the sanitary expenses which can be extracted from this article makes us think deeply about the need of new sanitary statistics which allow us to know better the costs, use and state of individual health.

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