Análisis del presupuesto 2013 para atención primaria ¿estamos gastando lo necesario?

Abstract

Globally, it has been shown that countries that strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) get better results, greater equity and lower costs. APS In our country, seeks to implement the comprehensive care model with family and community focus, aimed at responding comprehensive, continuous, timely, efficient, affordable and quality. The final health reform agreed to unprecedented boost to the APS in order to solve the most problems in the medical and implement programs of promotion, prevention, care and rehabilitation, but unfortunately there are a number of problems not addressed that threaten the success of this process, for example there is no policy to encourage physicians to remain at this level. The Ministry of Health recognizes the insufficient budget that provides for the APS and studies that account for this shortage, for example the Catholic University assigns a minimum value per capita, updated to June 2010, of $ 3,777. As for the resources sector investment in APS for 2013 increased by 13.7%, but worried that the 34 projects currently in construction, standardization and replacement, 24 of them are with 0% complete. In this context, the budget for the APS, especially relevant and crucial that lawmakers consider that to address the health problems of users, the APS requires sufficient resources and adequate funding mechanism, as well as effec tive oversight