Impacto en el acceso a medicamentos en la población colombiana después de la actualización del plan de beneficios en el 2012

Abstract

Objective: Assessing the changes in the demand of health services after the update of the benefit plan in Colombia, during 2010 and 2012. Methods: Descriptive and Explanatory type study, where the use of healthcare technologies before and after the update of the Compulsory Health Plan is assessed. We took the drug dispensations between 2010 and 2012 from the Drug Price Information System. To assess the changes, we made an evaluation scale of percentage changes. Results: We found evidence of changes in the behavior of the demand of services. As expected, the update of the Benefits Plan represents greater access to new technologies, measured through a greater use of new technologies. Conclusion: The update of the Benefits Plan improved access for patients to a large part of the health services.