Do elections matter for private-sector healthcare management in Brazil? An analysis of municipal health policy

Do elections matter for private-sector healthcare management in Brazil? An analysis of municipal health policy

Abstract Background This study analyzed several political determinants of increased private-sector management in Brazilian health care. In Brazil, the poor depend almost exclusively on the public Unified Health System (the SUS), which remains severely underfunded. Given the overhead costs associated...

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Main Authors: Alecia J. McGregor, Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Robert J. Blendon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Health systems
Brazil
Unified health system
Sus
Private contracting
Neoliberalism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2427-5

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