Promoting universal financial protection: a policy analysis of universal health coverage in Costa Rica (1940–2000)

The study describes phased extension since 1940 of mandatory insurance coverage, through the social security fund (Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social: CCSS), to the entire population, beginning with formal sector employees in urban areas, then to rural employees, and then to the self-employed and the poor (with government paying the contribution for the poor from tax funds).

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Vargas J, Muiser J. Promoting universal financial protection: a policy analysis of universal health coverage in Costa Rica (1940–2000). Health Research Policy and Systems. 2013;11(28). doi:10.1186/1478-4505-11-28