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Regulator blocks Hapvida from raising rates, canceling health plans
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (540+ words) The president of Brazil’s National Regulatory Agency for Private Health Insurance and Plans (ANS), Wadih Damous, on Thursday (20) signed a preventive measure on his own initiative barring health insurer Hapvida from imposing double-digit rate increases or canceling 947,000 health plans that…...
Industry calls for review of guarantee insurance threshold
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (431+ words) 24/06/2026 13h41 Atualizado há 8 horas So far, public works covered by guarantee insurance with a step-in clause have totaled R$5.92 billion, according to data compiled by CNseg’s institutional relations department at Valor’s request. Industry representatives also say the change would help scale…...
New healthcare payment models see low adoption | Business
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (614+ words) Despite constant complaints about waste in Brazil’s healthcare sector, alternative payment models to the traditional open-ended medical billing system—which could help reduce those losses—still account for only a small share of the market. Only 14.5% of private hospitals derive…...
Bolsa Família reduces healthcare costs, study finds
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (500+ words) Research covering 2008-2020 also points to higher earnings for beneficiaries...
Accident benefit rules reviewed after surge in claims
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (9+ words) Valor International...
Taking medicine is never a consumer’s first choice
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (737+ words) With more than two decades devoted to brand building and advertising campaigns, Augusto Cruz Neto is now chief marketing officer (CMO) at EMS, Brazil’s largest pharmaceutical company. Before taking on the role, Cruz Neto founded Vitamine-s, a startup later acquired…...
Central Bank caps farm insurance payouts from public program
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (621+ words) 06/01/2026 13h30 Atualizado há 7 horas In practice, the program will now operate under a form of “spending cap.” If budget limits are reached, rural producers in municipalities deemed to pose a higher risk of increased costs will be temporarily barred from new…...
Government likely to vote against Axia dividend plan
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (688+ words) 18/12/2025 14h00 Atualizado há 2 semanas In the government’s assessment, the transaction could function as a mechanism to circumvent the taxation of dividends introduced by the personal income tax reform sanctioned by President Lula, with the potential to reduce federal revenue next year,…...