The body would incorporate health technologies in a “more technical and clearer” way, with support from universities
The executive secretary of the Bruno Sobral, said in an interview with Poder360 that it is necessary for Brazil to have a health intelligence agency. The body would, for example, incorporate technologies, a “more technical and clearer way”with support from universities.
Brazil currently has the (National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies into the Unified Health System), which provides for therapeutic assistance and the incorporation of technology in the SUS, and the (National Supplementary Health Agency), which regulates the private health plan market.
CNSaúde carried out the study “Technological Incorporation in the Health System: England, Canada and Australia”, which explores the process of incorporating health technologies in these 3 countries, with advanced public health systems and which the confederation considers to be good examples for Brazil . Here’s the (733 KB).
According to the study, the public health systems in these countries contrast with the Brazilian scenario. The research states, for example, that the lack of regulation and clear criteria in Brazil leads to the mass judicialization of health, which does not happen in these other nations, which use “clear policies and metrics” to avoid this overload on health systems.
By analyzing the methods used by England, Canada and Australia, the study speaks of the need for a more modern and sustainable system for incorporating health technologies in Brazil. “Adopting cost-effectiveness assessment practices and shared risk agreements may be the way to overcome judicialization and ensure greater equity in access to healthcare”says the research.
The study states that the SUS is considered a success story in aspects such as vaccination programs and transplants, but still suffers from other aspects, such as a lack of legal and regulatory mechanisms. “These legal and regulatory failures, against the backdrop of the SUS’s difficulties in meeting demand, have favored the escalation of judicialization in health”. The negative consequences would be the weakening of the system, the disorganization of public policies and the rational allocation of resources.
