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Utilization of the Brazilian public health system by privately insured individu...
Fontenelle,Leonardo Ferreira; Sarti,Thiago Dias; Camargo,Maria Beatriz Junqueira de; Maciel,Ethel Leonor Noia; Barros,Aluísio J. D.Abstract: More than one in four Brazilians have private health insurance (PHI), even thought it covers mostly the same procedures as the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS). This literature review included articles and monographs published since 1990 about the utilization of SUS by privately insured individuals. Considering outpatient care and hospitalization, privately insured people in Brazil use S...
Utilization of basic health units of FHS according to private health insurance
Fontenelle,Leonardo Ferreira; Camargo,Maria Beatriz Junqueira de; Bertoldi,Andréa Dâmaso; Gonçalves,Helen; Maciel,Ethel Leonor Noia; Barros,Aluísio J DABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the utilization of basic health units according to coverage by discount card or private health insurance. METHODS Household survey in the area covered by Family Health Strategy in Pelotas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from December 2007 to February 2008, with persons of all age groups. The frequency of (medical or non-medical) healthcare seeking at the basic health units in...
Cobertura por plano de saúde ou cartão de desconto: inquérito domiciliar na áre...
Fontenelle,Leonardo Ferreira; Camargo,Maria Beatriz Junqueira de; Bertoldi,Andréa Dâmaso; Gonçalves,Helen; Maciel,Ethel Leonor NoiaResumo: Este estudo foi desenhado para avaliar a cobertura por plano de saúde e seus motivos em uma população coberta pela Estratégia Saúde da Família. Nesta análise, descrevemos a cobertura por plano de saúde, total e por tipos, e analisamos sua associação com características de saúde e sociodemográficas. Entre os 31,3% (IC95%: 23,8-39,9) de pessoas que relatavam cobertura por “plano de saúde”, 57,0% (IC95%: 4...