Title: Brazil: UNIMED / Maceio.

POPLINE Document Number: 129302

Corporate Author(s):

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International. Promoting Financial Investments and Transfers to Involve the Commercial Sector in Family Planning [PROFIT]

Source citation:

[Unpublished] [1997]. [2] p. (Subproject Profile)

Abstract:

With 62,000 physicians and 8 million clients, UNIMED/Brazil is Brazil's largest health maintenance organization (HMO) and physician cooperative. In late 1992, UNIMED/Maceio, a local branch of UNIMED, and Promoting Financial Investments and Transfers to Involve the Commercial Sector in Family Planning (PROFIT) negotiated the joint purchase of a hospital in Maceio, the clinic of San Sebastian (CSSS). UNIMED/Maceio agreed to add and operate a family planning (FP) and maternal-child health (MCH) clinic in the hospital. In March 1993, PROFIT and UNIMED/Maceio signed a contract of association and purchased CSSS in June. UNIMED/Maceio directs its HMO members to use the hospital's services in order to better control utilization costs, with cost savings to be used to supply FP/MCH activities. UNIMED/Maceio provides complete medical services to its 32,000 enrollees, with ambulatory services rendered in the private offices of member physicians. Diagnostic and inpatient services are provided either through third paries or in UNIMED's own facilities. In February 1997, UNIMED bought PROFIT's share of CSSS for $1.5 million. In August 1997, PROFIT transferred the divestment contract to Pathfinder International, which will use the funds to promote the US Agency for International Development's objectives in Brazil.

Keywords:

Brazil
Summary Report
Urban Population
Nongovernmental Organizations
Health Insurance
Commercial Sector
Family Planning Programs
Developing Countries
South America, Eastern
South America
Latin America
Americas
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Organizations
Financial Activities
Economic Factors
Commerce
Macroeconomic Factors
Family Planning
Programs
Organization and Administration