The impact of updating health benefits plans on health technologies usage and expenditures: the case of Colombia

Oscar Espinosa Acuña, Paul Rodriguez Lesmes, Diego Ávila, Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes (), Sergio Basto, Giancarlo Romano, Lorena Mesa and Hernán Enríquez
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Diego Ávila: Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud
Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes: Universidad del Rosario
Sergio Basto: Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud
Giancarlo Romano: 1 Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud
Lorena Mesa: Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud
Hernán Enríquez: Universidad Sergio Arboleda

No 20821, Documentos de Trabajo from Universidad del Rosario

Abstract: Using administrative data in 2012–2019, we estimate the impact of the inclusion of technology into the Colombian health benefits plan (HBP) charged to the capitation payment unit (CPU) on the usage, expenditures, and market conditions. Technologies (drugs and procedures) before and after their inclusion were compared using a Callaway-Sant’Anna’s difference-in-differences with multiple time period method and a synthetic control strategy. A substantial increase in the use and prescription of these technologies was noted. Expenditure levels per user slightly increased; however, the response varies over time. Annual expansion of HBP charged to CPU provided tacit benefits to the Colombian population.

Keywords: Health benefits plan; universal health coverage; health expenditures; CallawaySant’Anna’s method; synthetic control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C55 I13 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65 pages
Date: 2023-07-28
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