Changes in access to health care for immigrants in Catalonia during the economic crisis: Opinions of health professionals and immigrant users

Health Policy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 120 (11) ◽  
pp. 1293-1303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Porthé ◽  
Ingrid Vargas ◽  
Belén Sanz-Barbero ◽  
Isabel Plaza-Espuña ◽  
Lola Bosch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Access To Health

The Korean Economic Crisis and Coping Strategies in the Health Sector: Pro-Welfarism or Neoliberalism?

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Yup Kim
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Private Health Sector ◽  
Health Care Policies ◽  
And Coping

In South Korea, there have been debates on the welfare policies of the Kim Dae-jung government after the economic crisis beginning in late 1997, but it is unquestionable that health and health care policies have followed the trend of neoliberal economic and social polices. Public health measures and overall performance of the public sector have weakened, and the private health sector has further strengthened its dominance. These changes have adversely affected the population's health status and access to health care. However, the anti-neoliberal coalition is preventing the government's drive from achieving a full success.

Economic Crisis and Access to Care: Cuba's Health Care System since the Collapse of the Soviet Union

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 797-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamran Nayeri ◽  
Cándido M. López-Pardo
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Primary Care Services ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Market Relations

This article explores the effects on access to health care in Cuba of the severe economic crisis that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the monetary and market reforms adopted to confront it. Economic crises undermine health and well-being. Widespread scarcities and self-seeking attitudes fostered by monetary and market relations could result in differential access to health services and resources, but the authors found no evidence of such differential access in Cuba. While Cubans generally complain about many shortages, including shortages of health services and resources before the economic recovery began in 1995, no interviewees reported systemic shortages or unequal access to health care services or resources; interviewees were particularly happy with their primary care services. These findings are consistent with official health care statistics, which show that, while secondary and tertiary care suffered in the early years of the crisis because of interruptions in access to medical technologies, primary care services expanded unabated, resulting in improved health outcomes. The combined effects of the well-functioning universal and equitable health care system in place before the crisis, the government's steadfast support for the system, and the network of social solidarity based on grassroots organizations mitigated the corrosive effects of monetary and market relations in the context of severe scarcities and an intensified U.S. embargo against the Cuban people.

Using Technology to Improve Access to Health Care for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline A. Mashima
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Improve Access

Important initiatives in health care include (a) improving access to services for disadvantaged populations, (b) providing equal access for individuals with limited or non-English proficiency, and (c) ensuring cultural competence of health-care providers to facilitate effective services for individuals from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, 2001). This article provides a brief overview of the use of technology by speech-language pathologists and audiologists to extend their services to underserved populations who live in remote geographic areas, or when cultural and linguistic differences impact service delivery.

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