Universal Healthcare Coverage

The need for healthcare coverage is a worldwide issue. There are many people who need healthcare, especially in developing countries around the world. The scarcity of medical attention seems to affect the people with the least resources, especially the ones living in rural or remote areas. To reach the people that need healthcare the most, many countries have tried to pass into law policies that help shape the way healthcare systems operate in their countries. In 2010 the Affordable Care Act passed into law in the United States, and it was very similar to the Universal Health Insurance policy passed into law in 2009 in Peru. Both laws aimed to achieve a universal coverage for its citizens. The Universal Health Insurance policy mandated the …show more content…
This outcome seems to indicate that the Seguro Integral de Salud program has had a good effect in the overall health of Peruvians. Another aspect that seems to have helped the program succeed is the enrollment process, which is simple, fast and can be done at the facility in which the individual is seeking …show more content…
More than 97 percent is funded by taxes, and only less than 3 percent is funded by donations. The program manages about 1,500 million soles, which is about 460 million dollars. According to the Ministry of Health of Peru the Seguro Integral de Salud is underfunded, it needs to have about 300 to 400 soles (90 to 120 dollars) budgeted per individual that it covers, but it can only manage to budget about 85 soles (25 dollars) per recipient, which isn’t enough to cover the expenses. The program also faces problem with corruption from politicians. In 2006 Prime Minister Fernando Zavala was under investigation for crimes of corruption involving mishandling of funds belonging to the Seguro Integral de Salud. After the investigation, a presidential ex-adviser, Carlos Moreno