City Cancer Challenge
City project

Innovative financing models for breast cancer patients in Leon

Understanding Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Breast Cancer Patients to Improve Financial Coverage in the State of Guanajuato
City
León, Mexico
Project lead
Dr. Luis Alberto Villaseñor, José Martín de la Luz Álvarez Arriaga
Areas of action

The challenge

  • In Mexico, out-of-pocket spending accounts for 38.7% of total health expenditure, leaving many patients unable to afford essential diagnostics and treatments.
  • Federal and state budget allocations to public healthcare providers are insufficient to meet the real costs of diagnosis and treatment, especially those related to transportation, food, and wellness-related expenses (wigs, palliative medications, etc.).

The goal

  • Explore, assess and understand out-of-pocket expenses for breast cancer care patients receiving treatment in public hospitals under the Guanajuato State Health Department.

The How

  • A representative sample of facilities and patient contact points will be selected to conduct a survey. This survey will collect data on current out-of-pocket expenses incurred by patients in medical areas (such as diagnosis, treatment, consultations) and non-medical aspects (such as transportation, accommodation). . 
  • Based on the results, several innovative financing models will be recommended, seeking solutions: 
    • Within the State Health Department of Guanajuato.
    • Collaborations between the State Health Department and the private sector.
    • External solutions driven by the private sector.

Outputs

  • Quantification of out-of-pocket expenditures for breast cancer patients.
  • Investment project proposal to cover the gaps in breast cancer care for non-insurance patients.
  • Report of suggestions and recommendations for innovative financing models to reduce out-of-pocket spending on breast cancer in Guanajuato.

Team

Project Lead
Dr. Luis Alberto Villaseñor, Director General of Administration, Guanajuato State Ministry of Health
José Martín de la Luz Álvarez Arriaga, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Director of Budget and Financial Resources, Guanajuato State Ministry of Health
Project Team
Dr. Luis Alberto Villaseñor, Director General of Administration, Guanajuato State Ministry of Health
José Martín de la Luz Álvarez Arriaga, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Director of Budget and Financial Resources, Guanajuato State Ministry of Health
Dr. Erin Ríos López, Maternal Hospital of Celaya, Guanajuato State Ministry of Health
Dr. Hugo Ríos Barba, Surgical Oncologist, Maternal Hospital of Irapuato, Guanajuato State Ministry of Health
Dr. Diego Armando Hernández Domínguez, Medical Oncologist, General Hospital of León, Guanajuato State Ministry of Health
Dr. Aaron Humberto Ramírez Mora, Deputy Director of Education, Research, and Ethics, Guanajuato State Ministry of HealthGeneral Hospital of León
Dr. Christian Enrique Cruz Torres, PhD in Psychology, Professor, Department of Psychology, León Campus, University of Guanajuato
Dr. Manuel de Jesús Gómez Zaldívar, PhD in Economics, Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, Guanajuato Campus, University of Guanajuato

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