Key words SUS, Federalism, Funding

The probability of attending school four our group of interest in this region increased by 6.5 percentage points after the expansion of the Bolsa Família program in 2007 and

We measure the performance of public spending in Italian regions regarding the provision of public services, by constructing a so-called total regional performance indicator

The Councils and Conferences in the three levels of government, integrated by technicians and managers of different government sectors and societal organizations, are instances

The comparison between both countries’ federal elements, and particularly the provision of public goods and services by the federal government and lower units

Therefore, whereas some of the inequalities in service provision and in public health results are attenuated by the amplification of SUS services – especially in primary care –

É fundamental estender a reforma sanitária aos hospitais, para isto: integrá-los à rede como re- ferência para média e alta complexidade; criar departamentos organizados por

There are five thematic areas within the SUS: primary care; medium and highly-complex care (secondary and tertiary network, outpatient clin- ics, reference centers, homecare

In the period prior to the introduction of the Unified National Health System (SUS), the epide- miological profile of the Brazilian population was characterized by a high