Challenges in the organization of health public-private partnerships in Brazil. Analysis of projects designed between January 2010 and March 2014.

Health Care is one of the service sectors that suffers intense demand pressure. The structures available in Brazilian Health Unified System (SUS) and its insufficient investment capacity have compromised the care provided. The structuring of PPP is presented as an alternative approach to reduce the service deficit. The study, based on analytical methodology using the triad thesis-antithesis-synthesis, observed the implementation of 24 PPP in Brazilian hospitals with analysis of their profiles, critical factors, limitations and trends. It was taken into consideration the observation of the processes' technical criteria, the existence of epidemiological studies that justified them, the accomplishment of legal steps and the participation of the health sector and legal bodies. In conclusion, there are 4 groups of projects with different implementation characteristics and solution measures are suggested to the situations that ensure contractual equality.

health management; health policies; health planning; hospital financial management; PPP in hospitals' organizations