09/05/2016
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Source: Agency Brazil
The National Health Agency (ANS) released today (6) on the internet site a new search tool on health plans sold in the country.
In the tool, consumers can search the contract plan is in good standing and who was hired is registered in the agency. "Consumers can do a search by carrier or directly search by type of plan," said the deputy director of Rules and Qualification of ANS products, Flavia Tanaka, the Agency Brazil.
According to Flavia Tanaka, the search the customer can find out if a plan is still being sold in the market. The Deputy Director of the NSA said that a plan that has suspended the sale, you can still active, that is working. In the Plan for consultation, the recipient can verify that the suspension was determined by the agency or if it occurred at the request of the operator. From there, you can contact the NSA to verify the reasons for the suspension, as rules of noncompliance.
"This is another transparency tool," said Flavia Tanaka.
The user can search by the operator's registration number on the ANS, the corporate name, the National Register of Legal Entities (CNPJ) or the trade name of the operator. When you type any of these options, access all plans offered PELSA company. "You can filter by type of contract, type of coverage, scope, and can get the specific query that search," said the director. You can also know the states and cities where the plan has coverage.
Another tool, launched last Monday (2) by ANS, the consumer has access to performance indicators operators.
According to March 2015 data, in Brazil there are 1,320 operators registered in the country. Currently, 48.8 million Brazilians have health care plans and 21.6 million exclusively dental plans.
According to the director Flavia Tanaka, in recent months, there was a reduction in the number of people with health insurance, fall related to the economic crisis. As the NSA from March 2015 to March this year, about 1.3 million customers have left the plans.
Edition: Carolina Pimentel
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