Fondo Nacional de Salud

FONASA, the funding branch of the Ministry of Health.

Fondo Nacional de Salud, also known as FONASA, is the financial entity entrusted to collect, manage and distribute state funds for health in Chile. It is funded by the public (7% of employees' monthly income).[1] It was created in 1979 by Decree Law No. 2763.

FONASA is part of the NHSS and has executive power through the Ministry of Health (Chile). FONASA headquarters are in Santiago and decentralized public service is conducted by various Regional Offices.[2]

Twelve million beneficiaries benefit from FONASA. It provides health benefits and health care by professionals and institutions.[3]

Beneficiaries

Joining the FONASA contributor as a beneficiary is done automatically when a person has not opted to join private insurance through ISAPRE when:

FONASA beneficiaries are:

Beneficiaries by December 2009.[4][5]

System Affiliates %
Fonasa 12,504,226 73.49
Isapre 2,705,917 15.90
Total pop. 17,014,491 100.00

Choice of care

All beneficiaries are placed into four sections according to their income.

There are two types of care arrangements:

See also

References

  1. "Certificado de afiliación a Fonasa". ChileClic. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  2. "FONASA (@FONASA) op Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  3. "FONASA". Fonasa.cl. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  4. "Fonasa: Estadisticas Fonasa". Fonasa.cl. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  5. "Beneficiarios de Isapres por Comunas a Diciembre 2009 - Biblioteca Digital. Superintendencia de Salud. Gobierno de Chile". Supersalud.cl. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

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