Obstacles to patient mobility in mercosur border areas: A typology proposal

Abstract

The objective of this article is to identify the bottlenecks or restrictions that affect the mobility of patients in the border areas of the founding States of Mercosur: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. A qualitative analysis of the data collected and inputs prepared in the framework of the action “Cross-border cooperation in health with emphasis on facilitating patient mobility” proposed by the Mercosur Social Institute, before the COVID-19 pandemic to the Program for the strengthening the social cohesion in Latin America, known as EUROsociAL+ are key elements. As a result of this inter-institutional collaboration, a typology of obstacles to patient mobility in Mercosur is proposed.