Abstract:OBJECTIVE:In this study, we will analyze assistance costs and profitability rates of a private health insurance company. METHODS: A private health insurance company of an inland city of Sã o Paulo was analyzed. Assistance costs and profitability rates were analyzed in a time interval of seven years according to age and gender. The assistance cost (sum of medical appointments, exams, surgical intervention) was calculated by the absorption counting method, which consists of the analysis of direct and indirect, f… Show more
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