title: Brazilian healthcare at a crossroads. Private sector flourishes as the government's program buckles under heavy demand, lack of funding.
abstract: In Brazilian healthcare today, almost anything goes. The government has a mandate to provide healthcare for all, but a dire lack of funding means coverage goes to only a few. Private managed-care plans have stepped in, turning the market wild and woolly. This story leads off a special international section.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hensley
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004465:Economic Competition; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006761:Hospitals; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D010820:Physicians; D011057:Politics; D011203:Poverty; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D011332:Privatization; D017150:Public Sector / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D019472:Universal Health Insurance