Patterns of decision-making in Chile's health care sector in XXth century

Based on policy-making models that blend the pluralist, neocorporatist, and neopluralist approaches, the article examines decision-making patterns in the health policy arena in XXth century Chile. During this period, Chile's political development saw three characteristic phases: liberal democracy, m ilitary dictatorship, and "neo-democracy". Accompanying these phases, the a rticle analyzes how health policies have been shaped and what forms of inte rest mediation physicians have employed since 1924, when Laborers Social In surance was implemented. Lastly, it offers some hypotheses regarding the de cision-making and organizational formats prevalent in the health care secto r during the 1990s.