Serván-Mori, Edson https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9820-8325
Cerecero-García, Diego https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5368-9241
Meneses-Navarro, Sergio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6542-6454
Hone, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0703-6973
Mohar-Betancourt, Alejandro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4730-4787
Gómez-Dantés, Octavio
Funding for this research was provided by:
NIHR GHPSR (NIHR150067)
Article History
Received: 4 August 2025
Accepted: 16 September 2025
First Online: 30 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study involved no human participants, and was approved by the Research, Biosafety and Ethics Committees of the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico (ID: 2358/1826/S21-2022).
: Not applicable.
: We dedicate this manuscript to our colleague, professor and friend, Sandra Sosa-Rubí, PhD, who passed away in March 2021; Sandra consistently inspired us in our analysis of equity and financial protection in health during her fruitful lifetime.
: OGD served as Director General for Performance Evaluation at the Ministry of Health of Mexico during 2000–2006, the initial implementation period of the Seguro Popular. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.