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Home / Archives for Simões J

Portuguese political cycles and the role of the State and private and social sectors in health

  • Autores: Simões J, Fronteira I
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: Revista Eletrónica de Direito Público

The relationship between the State, the social sector and the private sector has shifted in accordance with the dominant ideological mark of the political cycles. Throughout the 40 years of existence of the National Health Service (NHS), a common point subsists in each political cycle – the indispensability of the NHS qua a universalist system […]
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Ten years since the 2008 introduction of dental vouchers in the Portuguese NHS

  • Autores: Simões J, Figueiredo Augusto G, do Céu A, Ferreira MC, Jordão M, Calado R, Fronteira I
  • Ano de Publicação: 2018
  • Journal: Health Policy
  • Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851018302756

Since the creation of the National Health Service (NHS) in Portugal, in 1979, dental care is neither provided nor funded by the NHS. Thus, most dental care is paid through out-of-pocket payments, either by patients themselves or through voluntary health insurance or health subsystems. In 2008 the government created the dental voucher targeting children, pregnant […]
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Evaluation research in health care regulation

  • Autores: Carneiro C, Simões J
  • Ano de Publicação: 2015
  • Journal: Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
  • Link: http://ihmtweb.ihmt.unl.pt/PublicacoesFB/Anais/Anais2014/index.html#81/z

Regulatory intervention in health care markets must necessarily be based on a deep understanding of the organization and functioning of the health system, the incentives for providers and health professionals, the preferences and satisfaction of service users and the strategic choices of policy makers. In this context, a key activity for any regulator is the […]
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Regulation in Health System

  • Autores: Simões J
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
  • Link: http://ihmtweb.ihmt.unl.pt/PublicacoesFB/Anais/Anais2016-suplemento/index.html#29/z

Economy regulation is translated in the formulation, implementation and effectiveness of target rules to economic target agents. These rules assurance their balanced function, according to specific public objectives. Health sector has specificity’s that make it different from others goods and services markets. Moreover, the health regulation objectives want to guarantee the universal access to publicly financed […]
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Health regulation in Portugal

  • Autores: Simões J, Vale Lima L
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical

In the national health system, the need for regulatory intervention on health is justified for reasons of the specific nature of health in general, and for reasons of the health context in Portugal. The regulation of health in Portugal assumes various institutional realities, with different attributions, legal skills and areas of intervention. In the area […]
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