This article examines regulatory policies currently in force, involving both the market for supplementary healthcare and the relations between the public administration, as well as the entities that provide services to SUS (the Unified Healthcare System). Discusses the specificities of the healthcare sector vis à vis those industries that are subject to new operating models, such as telecommunication, or the electrical and oil industries, and the trend toward more responsive and better adjusted regulatory policies as regards SUS and Supplementary Healthcare.
healthcare policies; organizational innovation; organizational models; technological development; public administration; legislation
