The present paper outlines measures of disparity in healthcare access and health outcomes, drawing from the … variables of the health system might wield more influence over health and health care disparities than the overarching features … defining our health system taxonomy. Finally, it will be analyzed how differences in healthcare use and health outcomes within …

In 1988, the Brazilian Constitution established the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, or SUS), based on … universal access to health services, with health defined as a citizenś right, and access to health services as an obligation of … household per capita income increased, and poverty and social inequality significantly declined. In the health sector, the …

In less than a decade, China transformed its inadequate, unjust health care system in order to provide basic universal … health coverage (UHC) for its people. What forces made it possible for China to achieve this? What kind of transformation … UHC in basic health services, this does not mean that everyone has equal access to the same quality of affordable health …

Trust in the health care system requires being confident that sufficient and appropriate treatments will be provided if … needed. The COVID-19 public health crisis is a significant, global, and (mostly) simultaneous test of the behavioral … implications arising from this trust. We explore whether populations reporting low levels of confidence in the health care system …