Acceso al seguro público de salud y opciones alimentarias de los hogares: el caso del Seguro Popular en el México rural: Access to Public Health Insurance and Household’s Dietary Choices, the case of Seguro Popular in Rural Mexico
Objective: To determine how the dietary choices of rural households in Mexico change once they gain access to medical care programs. Methods: SUR models and DiD estimations using the Mexican health insurance program Seguro Popular as a case of study. Results: Households in municipalities with high c...
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Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
2026
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| Online Access: | https://ensayos.uanl.mx/index.php/ensayos/article/view/350 |
| Summary: | Objective: To determine how the dietary choices of rural households in Mexico change once they gain access to medical care programs. Methods: SUR models and DiD estimations using the Mexican health insurance program Seguro Popular as a case of study. Results: Households in municipalities with high coverage of Seguro Popular significantly increased their expenditure on processed sugars, and oils and fats. Limitations: Classification of households was based on municipal-level coverage percentages, which may introduce some misclassification of the households in the treatment and control groups. Additionally, the short-term nature of our post-implementation data limits the generalizability of our findings to longer-term outcomes. Main findings: While the program improves access to medical care, it may inadvertently promote poorer dietary choices, which highlights the need for policymakers to consider the broader implications of health insurance programs on nutrition and diet quality. |
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| Physical Description: | Ensayos Revista de Economía; Vol. 45 No. 1 (2026): January 2026; 29-100 Ensayos Revista de Economía; Vol. 45 Núm. 1 (2026): Enero 2026; 29-100 2448-8402 1870-221X |