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Table 2 Reasons for not using AUGE healthcare guarantees

From: Health equity in an unequal country: the use of medical services in Chile

 

FONASA A + B

FONASA C + D

ISAPRE

None

Another/Don’t know

Preferred another practitioner/clinic

13.7

23.9

34.7

17.0

26.2

Chose not to wait

8.7

16.4

6.7

5.0

4.6

Thought AUGE would be of inferior quality

2.2

6.1

6.0

9.0

0.9

Previous insurance coverage

2.2

1.8

7.9

2.2

7.9

Paperwork to access to long

5.2

5.0

3.5

6.1

1.4

Not included in AUGE guarantees

3.2

3.2

4.1

5.3

1.5

Did not know about AUGE guarantees

37.8

19.4

16.8

17.8

15.6

Another age Group

2.6

3.3

1.0

0.8

2.2

Medical doctor did not recommended AUGE

3.7

1.3

0.9

0.0

1.7

Another reason

20.6

19.5

18.4

36.9

38.1

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

  1. Source: Own calculation based on CASEN 2009.