Most Who Seek Medical Care in the Private Family Have a Specialist in the Sns, Says Study
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About 10% of the population has double family doctor coverage. For researchers, more public coverage will not significantly reduce the search for the private sector.
An analysis, developed by researchers Carolina Santos and Pedro Pita Barros, points to the fact that most of the users who use the private also have family doctor in the SNS.
The data are based on an analysis developed by researchers Carolina Santos and Pedro Pita Barros, of the New SBE, published today, according to which 14.1% of the adults spent the last year with a private family doctor and approximately 70% of them have a family doctor assigned by the National Health Service. The data show that “the main factor underlying the use of a family doctor in the private sector in Portugal is not the absence of a family…
An analysis of New SBE researchers indicates that “health insurance coverage is the main factor in the use of family doctor outside SNS”. Nearly 70% of patients seeking consultations outside the public network have been assigned to the health centre.
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