Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures in older Mexican people based on their social security status.

ABSTRACT: Out-of-pocket health expenditures (OOPEs) represent a financial strain that can increase the risk of impoverishment, especially in older people. Universal health coverage is the primary strategy to ensure financial protection. The Mexican health system is based on social security. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between OOPEs and social security status over time among Mexican adults aged 50 and older. A secondary analysis was made using data from the 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2021 waves of the Mexican Health and Aging Study. Multivariable linear regression models were performed to identify the relation between social security and OOPE. Individuals without social security reported the lowest mean expenditures. In contrast, older people with social securi

SUBMITTER: Salinas Escudero G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12906755 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature