Health Care Case Study 2022

Case Summary

Table of Contents
Healthcare case study – Columbia.............................................................................................3
Funding of healthcare services...............................................................................................3
Performance in building blocks of healthcare system............................................................5
Cost benefit analysis and cost effectiveness analysis............................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................6

Healthcare case study – Columbia
Funding of healthcare services
Columbia is claimed to be the third largest healthcare market in Latin America worth USD
24.1 billion, out of which, USD 46 million affiliates to the healthcare system. The GDP
destined for the health system in the country has remained constant for the last five years, i.e.,
7% (± 0.2%). However, the per capita spending in the country on health has increased from
US$ 720 in 2009 to US$ 962 in 2014 which has shown an increase of 25% (Maluka &
Chitama, 2017).
The funding of the health system of Columbia is done by various sources such as project
taxes, destination taxes and investment funds. The main source of the funding is the tax
collected from the workers of the public and private entities of the nation. Financial surpluses
generated by the management of the resources of Colombian health system also serves as an
important source of funding (Ministry of Health and Social Protection, 2017).
Healthcare expenditure in Columbia
Source: (Maluka & Chitama, 2017)