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0140/2018 - Universal health system and universal health coverage: Assumptions and strategies.
Sistema universal de saúde e cobertura universal: Desvendando pressupostos e estratégias.

Author:

• Ligia Giovanella - Giovanella, L - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - <nupes@ensp.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6522-545X

Co-author(s):

• Adriana Mendoza-Ruiz - Mendoza-Ruiz, Adriana - Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - <amendoru@gmail.com>
• Aline de Carvalho Amand Pilar - Pilar, ACA - <aline.pilar@posgrad.ensp.fiocruz.br,>
• Matheus Cantanhêde Da Rosa - Rosa, MX - <madhos@gmail.com>
• Gabrieli Branco Martins - Martins, GB - <gabrielimartins@id.uff.br>
• Isabela Soares Santos - Santos, I.S. - rio de janeiro, RJ - <isantos@ensp.fiocruz.br> +
• Danielle Barata - Barata, D - <daniellebarata@gmail.com>
• Jean Mendes de Lucena Vieira - Vieira, JML - <jeanmlvieira@hotmail.com>
• Valeria Cristina Gomes de Castro - Castro, VCG - <valeria.castro@fiocruz.br>
• Priscilla Oliveira da Silva de Faria - Faria, POS - <priscillaods@yahoo.com.br>
• Cristiani Vieira Machado - Machado, C. V. - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - <cristiani@ensp.fiocruz.br, cristiani.vieira.machado@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9577-0301


Abstract:

In recent years, polarization between the proposals of universal system versus universal health coverage international has marked the international debate about universality in health. The concept of universal coverage has been disseminated by international organizations and incorporated into health system reforms in some developing countries, including in Latin America. The article explores the assumptions and strategies related to the proposal of universal health coverage. First, it contrasts the models of universal health coverage and universal health systems. Next, it contextualizes the international debate, including examples of different health systems. Finally, it discusses the implications of the proposal of universal coverage for the right to health in Brazil. The analysis of different concepts of universality and countries’ experiences shows that insurance-based models, either social or private, do not meet the strengths of public universal health systems. The understanding of the projects in dispute in the international arena is essential to identify possibilities and threats to the consolidation of the Unified Health System in Brazil.

Keywords:

universal health systems; universal health coverage; health reforms; right to health; Unified Health System

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Giovanella, L, Mendoza-Ruiz, Adriana, Pilar, ACA, Rosa, MX, Martins, GB, Santos, I.S., Barata, D, Vieira, JML, Castro, VCG, Faria, POS, Machado, C. V.. Universal health system and universal health coverage: Assumptions and strategies.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Mar). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/universal-health-system-and-universal-health-coverage-assumptions-and-strategies/16673?id=16673&id=16673



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