Marcela Brun Vergara

Jul 8, 2024 | cgdev.org | Johnattan García Ruiz |Javier Guzman |Javier Guzmán |Marcela Brun Vergara

This note was first published in Health Systems & Reforms in May 2024. Health benefits packages in Colombia—what is covered, by whom, and at what cost—have evolved over the past 30 years. Coverage changed from two explicit health benefits packages (with benefits linked to ability to contribute) to an implicit approach that covers, in theory, everything for everyone, excluding a narrow negative list of services and health technologies.