What’s the purpose of the program in Mexico?

Officials in many countries say their governments are too poor to offer some form of health insurance to their citizens. But Mexico recently rolled out a program to protect poorer citizens from the expenses of a catastrophic illness.
When a member of a poor household becomes sick, the illness can result in financial ruin, says political scientist Gary King at Harvard’s School of Public Health. King says just a few years ago, close to half of Mexico’s population faced this kind of risk.