Relationship between universal health insurance benefits and prostate cancer mortality in Colombia

• Main Authors: Emanuel Mejia (Author), Almira G. C. Lewis (Author), Isabel C. Garcés-Palacio (Author), Diana M. Hernandez (Author), Robert M. Chamberlain (Author), Amr S. Soliman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Purpose Prostate cancer is the most common cause for cancer mortality among men in Colombia. Law 100, in 1993, created a contributory regime (private insurance) and subsidized regime (public insurance) in which the subsidized regime had fewer benefits. However, Ruling T760 in July 2012 mand...