Physical and financial participation of teaching hospitals in private care in Saõ Paulo-Brasil

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the physical and financial participation of private health insurance beneficiaries in the TH located in the State of Sao Paulo, regarding the care of Brazilian Unique Health System patients, in the year 2017. METHODS: The research data were obtained from the System of Evaluation of the Teaching Hospitals (SAHE), of the State Department of Health of Saõ Paulo (SES/SP). RESULTS: It was observed that, on average, the TH analyzed provide 17% of their operational vacancies for the Supplementary Health System, and that the financial return is better in the philanthropic ones. CONCLUSIONS: The health care services provided by TH deserve to be deepened, evaluating the real advantages obtained in the provision of services, given that supplementary health care requires differentiated infrastructure, and mainly the knowledge of operational costs in order to stipulate the procedures' price.