%0 Book %T The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity for change: moving towards universal health in Latin America publisher ECLAC, United Nations %D 2023 %U https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19921 %X In this document, we present a comprehensive review of the evolution of healthcare systems in Latin America during the 20th and 21st centuries. We propose a classification framework for these systems, categorizing them into four types based on their institutional and financial structures. %K History %K Healthcare %K Latin america %K Financing %K Reforms %~