02.02.01. How is the health system financed? | Mexico
02.02.01. How is the health system financed? | Mexico
11 Jul 2022
Each of the subsystems that form the health system in Mexico is financed differently. The IMSS and ISSSTE, the two main social security institutions for those in formal employment in the private and public sectors respectively, are financed based on a three-party funding scheme with fees provided by the employer, the employee, and the government; whereas public services provided by the MoH are funded entirely through general taxes. In addition, other institutions have their own health services and social security benefit schemes and financing such as the Navy and the Army (Armed Forces), and public companies such as PEMEX.