Realigning financing to better meet individual health care needs

Mexico’s fragmented approach to health care financing reinforces the patchwork nature of the health care system, impeding both the effective generation and allocation of resources. A more unified approach is of particular urgency given that large numbers of individuals transfer between the social security institutes and Seguro Popular each year due to changes in employment, which disrupts continuity of care. Steps towards more pooled funding – or the functional equivalent – would enable care to be more easily transferrable across insurers and potentially lead to efficiency gains.