The “now there are experts” program wants to generate $ 2 billion a year in credit to perform tests and surgery
Brazilia- private and philanthropic hospitals who want to join the program “Now there are specialists” and exchange debts for patient care Unified Health System (Sus) They could shoot up to 50% of the debts with the Union, announced the ministers Fernando Haddad and Alexandre Padilha on Tuesday 24.
The estimate of Ministry of Health is that membership generates up to $ 2 billion of credit per year for these institutions. This year, the government provides for this amount until December.
“We will have $ 2 billion a year of credit, this is our limit. We will work to obtain $ 2 billion in treatments, surgery, consultations Specialized in this second half, because it offers the credit limit in this mechanism, “said Padilha.
According to the Minister of HealthHospitals that join the action should offer at least R $ 100,000 per month in procedures. In the case of hospitals located in regions with fewer institutions capable of offering tests and surgery, the amount could be relaxed at $ 50,000.
There will be seven priority areas: oncology, gynecology, cardiology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology and women’s health. The latter was included after the launch and will include the offer of exams such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and biopsy. There will be concentration on endometriosisabnormal uterine bleeding and suspicious cervical cancer.
In the next few days, Padilha should announce the conditions for reimbursement due to health plans for the public system to be incorporated into the program.
THE The program was relaunched in May for the President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva In an attempt to create a sign for the health government. There was an evaluation that under the management of the former minister Nísia Trindade, the initiative, which was still called “greater access to experts”, had not taken off.
The lack of strength of the program, which was a priority of lula from the election campaign, was one of the reasons mentioned behind the scenes to justify the resignation of Nísia da Pasta.
Like the Estadão At the time he showed, before defining the departure of the minister, Lula went up the Minister of the Presidency communication secretariat, Sidônio Palmeira, to improve the communication of the program and transform it into a government brand.
In relaunching the initiative in May, the Minister of Health led a mega event in the Planalto Palace, with the simultaneous launch of the new format in four states (Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Piauí and Paraná) with the participation of other government ministers.
Behind the scenes, the analysis is that the new program format will bring faster results than the version presented by Nisia. Therefore, the government would have more deliveries to show in 2026. Tuesday 24, Padilha also announced the inclusion of “Women’s Health” as one of the priority areas of the program. The female audience was one of the main assets of Lula in the elections and an electorate considered a priority by the pedestal.
“(Women) They are most of the population, they are most of Sus users, most of the workers, most of those who follow (a patient). “Said Padilha.” For us, it makes sense that women are an absolute priority for the Ministry of Health. “
Change of debt
Haddad He said there are 3,537 indebted health institutes in the country, which represents a total debt of 34.1 billion dollars. According to the government, each hospital can exchange part of the debts with the union as follows:
- Debit greater than $ 10 million, an exchange of up to 30% of the debts.
- R $ 5 debt to R $ 10 million, an exchange of up to 40% of the debts.
- Debt less than $ 5 million, an exchange of up to 50% of the debts.
“Our goal is not the number of institutions participating is the number of surgical interventions, specialized consultations and exams offered,” said Padilha. “Our goal is not to achieve all institutions, because some do not even have the operational ability to offer surgery, exams, what we need.”
The exchange of debt will be distributed proportionally between the five regions of the country:
- South -est: 36.5% of credits
- Northeast: 24% of credits
- South: 11.5% of credits
- Midwest: 10% of credits
- North: 8% of credits
Private hospitals and philanthropic entities that come together will have a series of financial incentives. Among the main benefits there are an initial period of six months without the incidence of interests and fines, as well as a 70% reduction in the total amount of these debt expenses. Membership also allows the tax regularization of the institutions.
For Haddad, the initiative is a mix of “Pruni” (program aimed at granting scholarships in private universities) with “UVELDS” (program to assist debt negotiation).
“It is something that accelerates the hygiene process (debt) From an entity that the government has needed to support, but at the same time offers conditions for the priority of a person Sus “, said the Minister of Finance.
Hospitals without debt with the union will also be able to participate in the program. In this case, the government estimates a reduction in revenue up to $ 750 million to finance the services provided. The amount is foreseen in the MP.
‘Obsession’
When you take the folder in March, Padilha said hers “Obsession” would be to reduce waiting times For those who are looking for specialized care. Tuesday, the minister said that the government sees the delay in specialized treatments as an urgent question and will work to resolve it.
“We are here transforming a reality what is a dream of President Lula,” he said.
As a question of the option to forgive the debts of private initiative rather than expand investments up, the minister said that other measures to strengthen public health are underway as part of the program.
We have several actions that mean using the direct financial statements of the Ministry of Health in collaboration with States and Municipalities. Most of the volume of resources come from the Ministry’s budget.
“Creating such a mechanism is not to give up the health budget. The problem is not just a budget, the question is where the experts are. We are experiencing a situation that we consider an urgent situation,” he supported. “We are using a quick mechanism to serve people who have waited for surgery for months, for care. In some situations it is life.”
Source: Terra
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