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1. En el Sistema general de seguridad social colombiano: CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LOS RECOBROS POR TUTELAS Y MEDICAMENTOS NO INCLUIDOS EN LOS PLANES OBLIGATORIOS DE SALUD.

Author

Masis, Diana Pinto and Castellanos, María Isabel

Subjects
*PHARMACEUTICAL services insurance, *OPPORTUNITY costs, *COST control, *HEALTH care rationing, *SOCIAL security, *GOVERNMENT agencies, HEALTH insurance finance
Abstract

This study describes the recovery by insurance companies, from the Ministry of Social Protection's Fondo de Solidaridad y Garantía, of expenses for medications not covered by benefits packages or from interventions mandated through court rulings. Estimates of frequency, total value and per capita values of claims by insurer, diagnostic group, medication, and intervention were obtained from claims auditing data available at the Ministry for the year 2002 and part of the year 2003. The opportunity costs of these claims in terms of the number of persons that could be enrolled in current insurance schemes were also calculated. The study finds that claims have been increasing in frequency and value, are concentrated in a few insurers, are related to new technologies for diagnostic groups that are not prevalent in the general population, and that their opportunity costs are not negligible. The results could be explained by changes in the epidemiologic profile of the population, clinical practice patterns, administrative skills of insurers, or incentives to obtain rents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2004

2. The prevalence of and factors associated with depression in Colombia.

Author

Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos, Bohórquez, Adriana, Masis, Diana Pinto, Gil Laverde, Jacky F. A., Sepúlveda, Martín Rondón, and Díaz-Granados, Nancy

Subjects
*MENTAL depression, *URBANIZATION, *INTERPERSONAL relations, *MARIJUANA, *TRANQUILIZING drugs
Abstract

Objectives. To analyze the prevalence of depression and the factors associated with it in Colombia in 2000 and 2001. Methods. For this descriptive cross-sectional study a survey was conducted between November 2000 and January 2001 with 1 116 men and women 18 years of age or older who were living in private homes that were selected through a multistage national representative sampling, stratified according to the degree of urbanization of the area included in the sampling. Depression was classified as brief recurrent depression, subclinical depression, or mild, moderate, or serious clinical depressive episodes in the 30 days and in the 12 months prior to the interview. Simple and stratified frequencies of over 500 variables, along with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs), were calculated by age and gender. The association that the selected variables had with depressive episodes was evaluated through a multivariate logistic regression model. Results. Of the persons studied, 10.0% of them (95% CI: 9.2% to 10.7%) had had a depressive episode in the 12 months prior to the survey, and 8.5% (95% CI: 7.8% to 9.2%) had suffered a depressive episode in the preceding month. There was a higher proportion of women with depression in both of the periods. More than 50% of the episodes were moderate, in both men and women. There were higher prevalences of depression in persons older than 45 years. The factors associated with depression in the preceding month were: female gender; considering one's health to be moderate or bad; suffering from pain or discomfort; having difficulties in interpersonal relations; consuming marijuana, addictive substances, stimulants, or tranquilizers; being dependent on alcohol; and being unemployed and unable to work. Conclusions. Depression is a frequent disorder in Colombia. Measures directed at reducing the risk of depression should be implemented, especially among women and in persons over 45 years old. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2004

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