Table 1 Resistance of the workforce to a market-oriented health care model
From: Human resources: the Cinderella of health sector reform in Latin America
a. Health is not a right, and the reformed system is no longer based on the principles of solidarity and access to health care. |
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b. Health workers become part of a flexible workforce and are encouraged to compete, instead of collaborate, among themselves. |
c. Worker unions lose power to influence the system and negotiate work conditions of behalf of affiliates. |
d. The reform is an abdication of the responsibilities of the government to protect the population. |
e. Physicians fear losing their professional autonomy. |