Private insurance companies have called for ‘public-private partnerships’ in the health sector

Private insurance companies have called for ‘public-private partnerships’ in the health sector. At the 28th Convention of Insurers, Recaredo Arias, CEO of the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS), “said that the health system needs reform that promotes access to quality health, which is needed to increase the scope of coverage and level of protection and reduce pocket spending. (…) He added that in Mexico, only 24% of health spending comes from public funds, while in other countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), it reaches more than 50 percent. He also highlighted the fact that pocket spending is 41.4%, the second highest rate in member countries.”