Universal Coverage in a Middle Income Country: Costa Rica

CLAIM CONNECTIONS / 3

Where this source is used

• Costa Rica's 1973 General Health Law stated that population health is a matter of public interest and recognized residents' right to state action promoting health.

  • supports · p. 5, General Health Law summary

• The Costa Rican system combined worker, employer, and state contributions with integrated services, while measured insurance coverage and practical access remained distinct from the universal legal commitment.

  • supports · pp. 6–10, coverage, services, and tripartite financing

• The 1941–1973 sequence concerns the formation and staged expansion of social insurance and health administration; it does not represent every Costa Rican welfare institution or prove a general regional model.

  • supports · pp. 3–6, historical scope and coverage measures