SUS: the Brazilian health care system
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SUS: the Brazilian health care system. / Szabzon, Felipe; Coelho, Vera Schattan P.
Research Handbook on Health Care Policy. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024. p. 418-439.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - SUS: the Brazilian health care system
AU - Szabzon, Felipe
AU - Coelho, Vera Schattan P.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The chapter presents a comprehensive and thorough review of the Brazilian Health Care System, the SUS, covering its historical, conceptual, and practical aspects. Readers will gain an in-depth understanding of the system's main components and challenges, from its inception to its current state. The mechanisms for governance and coordination, health financing, and health care delivery policies are described in detail, alongside an honest portrayal of the pervasive inequalities that plague the country, challenging SUS’s promise of universal access. Additionally, the chapter outlines the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In conclusion, it offers a critical reflection on the inherent contradictions of the SUS and proposes actionable solutions for health managers to orchestrate the various interests within the system in a more coordinated and favorable way. By mobilizing strategies of scale, coordination, and incentive, these flaws can be tackled in the short term, resulting in a more equitable and efficient health care system for all.
AB - The chapter presents a comprehensive and thorough review of the Brazilian Health Care System, the SUS, covering its historical, conceptual, and practical aspects. Readers will gain an in-depth understanding of the system's main components and challenges, from its inception to its current state. The mechanisms for governance and coordination, health financing, and health care delivery policies are described in detail, alongside an honest portrayal of the pervasive inequalities that plague the country, challenging SUS’s promise of universal access. Additionally, the chapter outlines the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In conclusion, it offers a critical reflection on the inherent contradictions of the SUS and proposes actionable solutions for health managers to orchestrate the various interests within the system in a more coordinated and favorable way. By mobilizing strategies of scale, coordination, and incentive, these flaws can be tackled in the short term, resulting in a more equitable and efficient health care system for all.
U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781800887565
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781800887565
M3 - Book chapter
SP - 418
EP - 439
BT - Research Handbook on Health Care Policy
PB - Edward Elgar Publishing
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