Abstract:The right to health enshrined in the Federal Constitution of 1988 has, since the beginning of its implementation, been clashing with political interests of social groups opposed to universal policies and to the State's presence in social policies. The result of the presence and strength of these groups is expressed in the fact that, by the late 1990s, the Brazilian health system created to be unified and governed by the public interest was frankly fragmented, and with a private sector strengthened and expanded… Show more
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