Resumen de Cost effect in the choice of healthcare provider in a mixed system The case of Mexico

Miguel Ángel Bonilla Zarrazaga

• This paper shows that, in Mexico, the decision of attending to a private health facility versus a public one is mainly determined by the time of transportation. In our study, we analyzed data from the National Survey of Health and Nutrition (2012) in Mexico to estimate the likelihood of attending to a private clinic using a Linear Probability Model. Another remarkable finding is that consultation cost is not a determinant factor due the low economic cost of receiving medical attention by private doctors in pharmacies. Our results also suggest that a health reform should focus on improving the physical availability (proximity) of public health care centers.