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08/30/2013
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The House of Representatives approved a bill that requires health plans to meet the costs of oral chemotherapy treatments at home. The project , approved by the Committee on Constitution and Justice , authored by Senator Ana Amelia ( PP - RS ) , received minor changes and return to the Senate before being sent to the penalty.
High-cost drugs should be guaranteed by planes. In the image , prostate cancer. Image | BBCCada box capecitabine ( Xeloda ) , indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer , for example, costs an average R$ 2500 . Already box abiraterone acetate ( Zytiga ) , used for prostate cancer , costs R$ 11,000 . Gefitinib ( Iressa ) for lung cancer , costs about R$ 4000 , so the project can ensure treatment of many patients .
From January 2014 the health insurance companies now have to provide patients with 36 types of oral medications are indicated for 56 types of cancer, including prostate , breast , colorectal , leukemia , lymphoma , lung , kidney and stomach due Resolution of the National Health Agency (ANS) which included these drugs in the list of mandatory coverage plans .
In a statement, the National Federation of Health Insurance ( Fenasaúde ) reported that argues that any initiative to incorporate mandatory coverage by health plans is done through the list of procedures ANS rather than by bill, because the list is updated every two years with the participation of operators and entities .
The Brazilian Association of Medical Group ( Abramge ) says the initiative is a breakthrough in the area of health insurance. The two argue , however , that changes in mandatory minimum coverages entail expenditure growth for operators .
Remember that cancer is a disease of rapid growth around the world . The new cancer cases are expected to increase 38.1 % in Brazil over the decade , from 366,000 cases diagnosed in 2009 to over 500 000 new cases in 2020 , according to an article signed by more than 70 specialists in the journal Lancet Oncology . Nevertheless , the mortality rate in Latin America is much higher , with 13 deaths for every 22 cases .
Source : UOL - Modern Consumer
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