Whoever wants better healthcare simply pays more: citizens' perception about voluntary private health insurance in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the perceptions that Colombians have about voluntary private health insurance plans (VPHI) in the health system to identify the tensions that exist between the public and private systems.

Methods

A qualitative case study approach with 46 semi structured interviews of patients, healthcare workers, healthcare administrators, decision-makers, and citizens. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, anonymized, digitally stored, and analyzed following grounded theory guidelines.

Results

We developed a paradigmatic matrix that explores how, in a context mediated by both the commodification of health and social stratification, perceptions about the failures in the public health system related to lack of timely care, extensive administrative procedures, and

SUBMITTER: Patino-Lugo DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10785507 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature