CHFA | Global Languages Senior Colloquium
The Effect of the Seguro Popular on Healthcare Interventions for the Indigenous Population in Mexico
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
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Major
Chemistry/pre-medicine and Spanish
Minor
Cell Biology
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Mr. Martin Kane
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Caleb Harsin is a Chemistry/pre-medicine and Spanish double major here at Murray State University. During his four years of undergraduate studies, Caleb participated in a study abroad program in Mexico and served as a tutor through the English Language Learner program at Mayfield High School. Caleb plans to use the Spanish language during medical school and eventually one day as a physician to help increase accessibility for the Spanish-speaking population. He will graduate this spring and attend Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Outside of classwork, Caleb enjoys playing outdoor sports, using any free time as an opportunity to play spikeball, sand volleyball, or softball with his friends.
The Influence of the Seguro Popular on Healthcare Access and Financial Protection for the Indigenous Population in Mexico
Historically, the unequal treatment of the indigenous population in Mexico has led to its sociocultural abjection and a higher poverty rate; consequently, this group suffers from a multidimensional vulnerability that is most apparent in a lack of access to healthcare. My project evaluates how the Secretaría de Salud (Secretariat of Health) has responded to the crisis of inequality in the health sector with programs that have benefitted the indigenous population. Specifically, this paper considers the Seguro Popular (Popular Insurance), a social program passed in 2003 that provides health insurance to those not covered by existing social security plans. Via the analysis of academic research papers, government legislation, and personal accounts, I explore the successes of the Seguro Popular that improved the health of vulnerable populations while also acknowledging the failures that resulted in cessation of the Seguro Popular and replacement with the Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar (Insabi, Institute of Health for Welfare). I argue that from the program’s implementation in 2003 to its conclusion in 2020, the Seguro Popular markedly improved financial protection for a significant percentage of the indigenous population while failing to increase access to entry level healthcare resources. In review of this landmark step in public spending, this program served as a necessary intermediate stage to the introduction of a more universal form of public healthcare (Insabi) that covers a larger portion of the previously uninsured population.
Spring Scholars Week 2023 Event
GTL 400 Senior Colloquium
The Effect of the Seguro Popular on Healthcare Interventions for the Indigenous Population in Mexico
Caleb Harsin is a Chemistry/pre-medicine and Spanish double major here at Murray State University. During his four years of undergraduate studies, Caleb participated in a study abroad program in Mexico and served as a tutor through the English Language Learner program at Mayfield High School. Caleb plans to use the Spanish language during medical school and eventually one day as a physician to help increase accessibility for the Spanish-speaking population. He will graduate this spring and attend Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Outside of classwork, Caleb enjoys playing outdoor sports, using any free time as an opportunity to play spikeball, sand volleyball, or softball with his friends.
The Influence of the Seguro Popular on Healthcare Access and Financial Protection for the Indigenous Population in Mexico
Historically, the unequal treatment of the indigenous population in Mexico has led to its sociocultural abjection and a higher poverty rate; consequently, this group suffers from a multidimensional vulnerability that is most apparent in a lack of access to healthcare. My project evaluates how the Secretaría de Salud (Secretariat of Health) has responded to the crisis of inequality in the health sector with programs that have benefitted the indigenous population. Specifically, this paper considers the Seguro Popular (Popular Insurance), a social program passed in 2003 that provides health insurance to those not covered by existing social security plans. Via the analysis of academic research papers, government legislation, and personal accounts, I explore the successes of the Seguro Popular that improved the health of vulnerable populations while also acknowledging the failures that resulted in cessation of the Seguro Popular and replacement with the Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar (Insabi, Institute of Health for Welfare). I argue that from the program’s implementation in 2003 to its conclusion in 2020, the Seguro Popular markedly improved financial protection for a significant percentage of the indigenous population while failing to increase access to entry level healthcare resources. In review of this landmark step in public spending, this program served as a necessary intermediate stage to the introduction of a more universal form of public healthcare (Insabi) that covers a larger portion of the previously uninsured population.