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Brief Communication • Rev. Saúde Pública 57 • 2023 • https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2023057004720   copy

The increase of philanthropic entities in the SUS: what does this scenario reveal?

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ABSTRACT

The article analyzes aspects of the change in the legal nature of private healthcare from “for-profit” to “non-profit” entities. It is an exploratory research, supported by the policy analysis framework, focusing on secondary data from the Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde (National Registry of Health Facilities – CNES) from 2012 to 2020 and a case study. The results show an increase in these entities in all regions of the country and evidence that they behave like profit-oriented entities. The change in legal nature hides a broader process of implicit commodification of healthcare services, encouraged by state policies and related to exemptions provided by law.

Voluntary Health Agencies, legislation & jurisprudence; Fund Raising; Health Management; Unified Health System; Public Policy

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