Health costs and deficit: the financial route of a public polic

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  • António Correia de Campos Professor de Economia da Saúde da ENSP, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2002161.03

Keywords:

National Health Service, public health policies, Portugal, 1995-2001

Abstract

The National Health Service (SNS) was 22 years old in September 2001. The intention of the founders of the SNS to create a universal, general and free health service, thus exercising the right to protect the public's health, has only partially been achieved. The SNS has been universal since 1978 and became general in 1984 but it has never been free, nor has it ever moved in that direction. This article reviews the legislative evolution of this system. By analysing the budget provisions between 1995 and 2001, the article attempts to outline the public policy model that has governed the sector.

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Published

2002-03-29

How to Cite

Correia de Campos, A. (2002). Health costs and deficit: the financial route of a public polic. Análise Social, 36(161), 1079–1104. https://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2002161.03

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Research Article