recently the National Health Agency (ANS) temporarily vetoed the sale of 70 health plans. This body is linked to the Ministry of Health of Brazil and regulates this market since the establishment of Law No. 9,656 of June 3, 1998. Understand what motivated this interruption.
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Complaints and negative results
This suspension affects 13 operators that offer a total of 70 health plans. Among the most affected, it is possible to mention Amil, since it had the sale of 45 frozen agreements, that is, more than half of the total affected.
To justify this action, 37,936 complaints were the main cause, since the lack of medical care was widely reported in the period from 1 to 30 June. This record supports the results of the Service Guarantee Monitoring, which is nothing more than the monitoring of access by beneficiaries to the coverage contracted for the second quarter of the year current.
Which carriers were affected?
In addition to Amil, 12 other operators had their sale prohibited for a determined period of time. Remember to identify if any of them are on your list of possible purchases. Let’s see below which others were affected:
- Federation of Cooperative Work Societies;
- Unimed Side of Caparaó;
- Ameron – Medical Assistance in Rondônia;
- Unimed North/Northeast;
- Unihosp Health;
- Santo André Medical Assistance Plans;
- Health – Unified Assistance System for Companies;
- Biovida Health;
- Portuguese Charity Health Association;
- Metropolitan Association of Health Assistance;
- Good Samaritan Hospital;
- Health Brazil;
- Amy.
How long will the sale be suspended?
The suspension came into effect from this Friday, 30. Furthermore, the sale will only be allowed again when the listed companies present a significant improvement in their results. This will be seen through the survey for the next quarter. This means that the return of sales depends exclusively on them and their respective responsibilities for providing good service.