Resource allocation for equity in Brazilian health care: a methodological model

• Autor(a) principal: Gurgel Júnior,Garibaldi Dantas
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Leal,Eliane Maria Medeiros, Oliveira,Sydia Rosana de Araújo, Santos,Francisco de Assis da Silva, Sousa,Islândia Maria Carvalho de, Diderichsen,Finn
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Saude em Debate
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-11042019000200329
• topic: Resource allocation; Health equity; Delivery of health care; Methodology

ABSTRACT It is a fundamental requirement of governments that they allocate resources to public services among institutions or populations that are potential competitors for funding. In Brazil, a country with clear social inequalities, equitable allocation of resources in the Unified Health System (SUS) poses a particular challenge. The present study proposes an individual-level matrix model for allocating health resources in the SUS based on data from the National Health Survey (PNS) 2013. This model is founded on a matrix of the following variables: age, sex, education, employment and income and the relationships between them. A morbidity score is used to estimate weights for each category. This model provides an opportunity for managers to use objective methods to provide a clear guide for decision-making in accordance with principles laid down in Brazilian law and in a manner based on health needs and epidemiological and demographic factors, in addition to the capacity to offer services.