This paper studies the mechanism for the equity of payments for using the Colombian health system, defined as the … payment system are studied, as well as a particular case of a homogeneous population. Health services are grouped together …

Vertical integration in the health sector refers to the government structure designed to coordinate and control … suppliers. In Colombia, the vertical integration allows insurers (EPS) to provide health services directly through their own … when the insurance company practices vertical control toward the lender, the benefits are larger than in a scheme of …

with health maintenance organizations (HMO), using criteria which seek to reduce transaction costs. Williamson …

of social security health care in Colombia. High-cost case concentration in some health entities made it necessary to …

. It presents some considerations about its efficiency and analyzes some pertinent indicators. Also it proposes some … policies that the authors believe are useful to increase efficiency in state activities and organizations that are designed to …