THE PROVISION AND IMPLICATIONS OF “PROGRAMA MAIS MÉDICOS” IN THE INDICATORS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN MINAS GERAIS 2013-2015

ABSTRACT

Due to the great socioeconomic inequalities and the great Brazilian territorial extension, there is a disproportion of access to public health among Brazilian municipalities. Thus, several public policies have been implemented in order to reduce these disparities. Therefore, the following work aims to analyze the effects and implications of the provision of health professionals on the performance of Primary Health Care (PHC), in the municipalities of Minas Gerais. To meet the objective of the study, the Minas Gerais municipalities were divided between two groups. Subsequently, each group was stratified, according to the rate of doctors working in SUS. Finally, the T test of difference between means was applied. In the results it was possible to observe that the PMM brought several advances to the performance of PHC: increase of doctors in PHC; expansion of the Family Health Strategy teams; expansion of PHC coverage and expansion of the number of PHC procedures. In addition, it was found that vulnerable municipalities often receive federal government policy, but do not have the right conditions to return and meet their goals. It concludes the importance of the PMM to reduce health inequities in Brazil, however, strategies must be created so that highly vulnerable municipalities are able to provide the necessary return for the good progress of the policy.

Keywords:
PMM; Primary Attention; Programa Mais Médicos; SUS