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news El Financiero 2026-04-13

Implementing Universal Health Care Requires More Than Just IDs

Achieving a universal health system in Mexico is not solved by simply distributing new identification cards. Instead, it requires significant legislative restructuring and addressing the complex legal and financial entanglement of existing institutions like the IMSS and ISSSTE.


Un sistema universal de salud no se resuelve con credenciales ni anuncios: exige dinero, reglas claras y desmontar el laberinto legal, institucional y financiero que hoy carga el sector. <p>La idea de crear un sistema universal de salud en México no es nueva. Muchos expertos lo han recomendado, e incluso esta columna ha hablado al respecto. El detalle es cómo hacerlo. No se trata de inventar una credencial y repartirla, que para eso bastaría con usar la del INE, o las credenciales escolares para...

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