Chile

Public vs Private insurance utilization is usually a clear indicator of economic stability. The increased utilization of public resources due to the inability to pay for private insurance or manage out-of-pocket methods will undoubtedly place a heavy strain on health care resources and result in wasteful spending. A couple of ways to offset this overburden of the health system is two-fold:

- Primarily, strengthen the economic infrastructure to rebuild a self-reliant and sustainable workforce so as to promote an affinity toward purchasing private insurances (and thereby the increased likelihood of better quality care).

- Secondly, if the first approach isn't as progressive and an "above-average-use" of public resources seems impending, an alternative route to help mitigate the impact of the over-utilization of public resources would be to strengthen public health education in regard to health condition etiologies and effective best-practice steps without the overuse of medical services. In particular, outreach should be done among those that are not vulnerable so as to preserve resources for those that are most in need.