Understanding the Role of Values in Health Policy Decision-Making from the Perspective of policy-makers and Stakeholders: A Multiple-Case Embedded Study in Chile and Colombia

Chile and Colombia are examples of Latin American countries with health systems shaped by similar values. Recently, both countries have crafted policies to regulate the participation of private for-profit insurance companies in their health systems, but through very different mechanisms. This study asks: what values are important in the decision-making processes that crafted these policies? And how and why are they used?