Prioritization of the explicit guarantees in health in Chile. Is social participation possible?

Abstract

Latin America has participated in health reform processes characterized by the structural adjustments of the cost in health and the decentralization of health services. In Chile, in the late 70’s and most of the 80’s, changes to the health system were implemented based on the structural readjustment policy. In the 90’s strategies were implemented in Chile to recover both the infrastructure and the accessibility of the health services. At present, Chile is implementing a reform based on a list of prioritized health problems, the treatment of which can be claimed as a legal universal right. on the improvement of the health care