(1982)(1983)(1984)(1985)(1986)(1987)(1988), mercantilisation and poverty relief (1988-1994) and, strengtheing of the so called health markets (1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000). The analised transformation is part of the set of secundary reforms subordinated to the structural adjusment and the economic and social megaprojects impossed by the international financial intitutions. Key words Health Policy; Privatisation; Health PolarisationResumen En los últimos 17 años, la política de salud en México ha transitado de una concep-