Primary health care for 21^st century: first results of the new financing model

Abstract

Since 1994, Brazil has been offering Primary Health Care (PHC) services based on the Family Health Strategy. The ESF has achieved important results. During this period, the PHC financing model did not undergo major methodological changes. In this article, the results of the new financing model for PHC approved in a tripartite manner in 2019, Previne Brasil, are laid out, which is composed of (i) weighted capitation, (ii) incentives for specific and strategic actions and, (iii) payment for performance. These first results reveal the increase of more than 50 million people with qualified and unique registration, associated with the record number of more than 52 thousand FH / eAP teams financed by the Ministry of Health, with more than 35 thousand of which (67%) using electronic medical records . In addition, the registration of people and professionals of the Brazilian PHC, together with SISAB, is the largest set of demographic and clinical health data in the world. These advances favor the overcoming of difficulties to achieve greater access, longitudinality and coordination of care, qualifying the Brazilian PHC in search of better health outcomes.

Key words:
Electronic health records; Primary care; Health evaluation; Healthcare financing