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Daniel La Parra

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Erosion of universal health coverage in Spain

2013

Whereas the recent UN resolution urges governments to accelerate progress towards universal access to affordable and quality health-care services, the Spanish Government, bypassing the parliamentary procedure, enacted a Royal Decree to limit access to free services at the point of delivery for all-undermining the principle of universal coverage. Spanish health and social service budgets have been subjected to large cuts (13,7% in 2012 and 16,2% in 2013) with some regions imposing additional budget cuts.

Transients and MigrantsGovernmentSocial WorkUniversal Health CoverageGeneral MedicineHealth ServicesHealth Services AccessibilityUniversal Health InsuranceHealthSpainPolitical scienceHealth Care ReformGovernmentMedicina Preventiva y Salud PúblicaErosionHumansEnvironmental planningSociología
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Will austerity cuts dismantle the Spanish healthcare system?

2013

In the face of austerity, a series of disconnected “reforms” could, without corrective measures, lead to the effective dismantling of large parts of the Spanish healthcare system, with potentially detrimental effects on health. Helena Legido-Quigley and colleagues explain.

Health Care RationingAusteritybusiness.industryEconomic policymedia_common.quotation_subjectMEDLINESpanish healthcare systemFace (sociological concept)General MedicineRecessionReformsEconomic RecessionAusteritySpainHealthMedicina Preventiva y Salud PúblicaHumansMedicinebusinessDelivery of Health CareSociologíamedia_commonHealthcare system
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