Hospitals and the Public-Private Combination in the Portuguese Health System

Authors

  • Adalberto Campos Fernandes Departamento de Gestão em Saúde e de Políticas de Saúde. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa.
  • Alexandre Morais Nunes Departamento de Políticas de Saúde. Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.6712

Keywords:

Hospitals, National Health Service Portugal, Private Sector, Public Health, Public-Private Sector Partnerships.

Abstract

The Portuguese health system has been characterized by the existence of a constant relationship between public and private sector, both in providing and financing health care. In recent decades, the private sector increased their responsiveness of care, extending the engagement in the relationship with the public sector. This relationship stems from the legal framework set out in the law, developing agreements, conventions and more recently through the model of public-private partnerships. In hospital network, this new dynamic relationship contributed, in the last two decades, to accentuate the mixed characteristics of the system, through a clear strengthening of the private component in the hospital network, particularly by investing in differentiated units.

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Published

2016-03-31

How to Cite

1.
Fernandes AC, Nunes AM. Hospitals and the Public-Private Combination in the Portuguese Health System. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 5];29(3):217-23. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/6712

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Review Articles