ABSTRACT
The objective of the study was to understand the perception of the municipal health managers in the 28th Health Region of Rio Grande do Sul on the impacts of the National Program for Access and Quality Improvement in Primary Care (PMAQ-AB) in the organization of work and health assistance, as well as the aspects that translate their perceptions and involvement in the Program. It is a qualitative research with 11 health managers and the data were analyzed through Content Analysis. The results show positive and negative aspects of the Program, and detail deficiencies of the managers involvement with it, however the results point to positive impacts on the health management and assistance in the studied region.
KEYWORDS
Health evaluation; National health programs; Health management