Program is the government’s promise to speed up services; private clinics will exchange tax debts for consultations and exams
The president (PT) sanctioned this Tuesday (7.Oct.2025) , which creates the program Now There Are Experts. It is the president’s bet to reduce the SUS (Unified Health System) queue. The sanction was announced after a meeting in Planalto with the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha.
The program seeks to reduce queues for consultations, exams and surgeries in the SUS, allowing private clinics to exchange debts for care. The Senate voted unanimously after the Chamber approved the text with 403 votes in favor and 6 against.
During the process, Congress made contributions to the text. Among them, the inclusion of pediatric ophthalmological exams as the 7th priority area of the program.
The program is the updated version of the initiative that was previously called Mais Especialistas.
Now, with presidential sanction, it gains the force of law and will be valid until December 31, 2030. The federal government will provide R$2 billion per year to finance these services.
The central point of the program is the public-private partnership based on the conversion of tax debts into health services: private clinics and hospitals that have debts with the Union can pay part of these debts by providing services to the SUS.
According to the government, the private health sector has a tax debt of around R$34 billion, involving approximately 3,500 institutions. The measure allows these establishments to transform part of their debts into medical care for the population.
Debt-free institutions can also participate, with a credit limit of up to R$750 million.
“The sanction strengthens the possibility (…) of health plans that were waiting for the sanction to be able to be incorporated into the program, to be incorporated more quickly”, said Padilha.
Patients under the program. Hapvida was the first operator in Agora Tem Especialistas.
The program also establishes the creation of the Brazilian SUS Management Support Agency, a private, non-profit entity, which will be able to implement indigenous, primary and specialized health policies.
