DECENTRALIZATION OF HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT IN BRAZIL

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINGLE HEALTH SYSTEM — 1990/1995 RETROSPECTIVE

Authors

  • Patrícia T. R. Lucchese cgas/daps

Keywords:

decentralization, SUS, financing, health management

Abstract

This article analyzes the decentralization strategy of outpatient and hospital care, adopted by the Ministry of Health in the implementation process of the Unified Health System (sus) in the 1990s, especially in the 1993/1995 period. constitutive innovations of the sectoral reform project enshrined in the 1988 federal constitution, and its implementation with regard to the financing and management of health care. Finally, it makes an assessment of the initiatives developed in 1995 to strengthen the public management capacity of the health system in the three spheres of government, and presents the work perspectives for 1996, in addition to some of the main challenges to be overcome.

Author Biography

Patrícia T. R. Lucchese, cgas/daps

Pesquisadora do Departamento de Ciências Sociais da Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, cedida ao Ministério da Saú-de/Secretaria de Assistência à Saúde desde 1993; coordenadora geral de Desenvolvimento e Avaliação de Serviços de Saúde do Departamento de Assistência e Promoção à Saúde (cgas/daps), a partir de março de 1995.

Published

2022-09-28

How to Cite

Lucchese, P. T. R. (2022). DECENTRALIZATION OF HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT IN BRAZIL: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINGLE HEALTH SYSTEM — 1990/1995 RETROSPECTIVE. Planejamento E Políticas Públicas, (14). Retrieved from //ipea.gov.br/ppp/index.php/PPP/article/view/130