Los autores presentan una radiografia del sistema de salud publico en Chile, de la atencion primaria municipalizada, particularmente, tema muy debatido en los ultimos anos por los evidentes problemas que muestra el sector: insatisfaccion en la calidad de las atenciones recibidas, largos tiempos...

In mixed health care systems a crucial condition for the success of Managed Care (MC) plans is to win over a su±cient number of general practitioners (GPs) acting as gatekeepers. This contribution reports on GPs' willingness-to-accept (WTA) or compensation asked, respectively, for changing from...

Many politicians blame physician dispensing (PD) to increase health care expenditure and to undermine independence of drug prescription and income leading to a suboptimal medication. Therefore, PD is not allowed in most OECD countries. In Switzerland, PD is allowed in some regions depending on...