Campos MSLF, Paschoalotto MAC, Simões LRO. Public Health funding in the Brazilian National Health System (SUS): an analysis of parliamentary amendments in Brazil from 2017 to 2022. Interface (Botucatu). 2026; 30: e240567 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.240567
Abstract
This study is a descriptive analysis of the funding resources of parliamentary amendments in the actions of Temporary Increase in the Cost of Primary Health Care Services Floor (PCF) and the Temporary Increase in the Medium and High Complexity Ceiling (MHC), between 2017 and 2022. Descriptive statistics were applied regarding the type of parliamentary amendment and the amount paid, totaling 114,032 amendment indications and the value of R$47,286 billion. The results indicate that: I) the Northeast and Southeast Regions were the ones allocated with the most resources in parliamentary amendments; and II) a significant increase in reporting amendments corresponded to 27.32% of the general total paid for amendments throughout the period. It is worth mentioning that, when analyzing 2021 and 2022, there was an increase of 789% and 729%, respectively, when compared with 2020.
Keywords
Financial accountability in health; Brazilian National Health System; Health care rationing
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