Equity concerns under fiscal restrain : the case of the Spanish health care system in Catalonia

Abstract

What can we learn from the Catalan Health System Observatory 2017 report on the population’s health in order to derive evidence based policies? Which insights do results offer about the mechanisms through that socioeconomic inequalities operate and need to be addressed? Which precautions are derived from it in order to build evidence-based, equity-related health policies to be applied in the near future?