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10/10/2012
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Amapá is, for now, the only state that will not join the national protest; five others still hold meetings
SAO PAULO - Health professionals will suspend services to health plans starting on Wednesday (10), informed the AMB (Brazilian Medical Association). The shutdown is expected to last for up to 15 days, but the urgent and emergency cases will be treated normally.
In São Paulo the suspension of service will occur in round robin fashion, and only ten health plans that refused to negotiate with professionals, will be affected. They are: Green Line, Intermédica, Italica, Metropole, Prevente Senior, Santa Amalia, São Cristóvão, Seisa, Transmontano and Universal. Check out the calendar of service suspended:
10/10 - All accredited medical plans target
11/10 - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anesthesiology and Cardiology
15/10 - Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck and Chest
16/10 - Orthopedics and Traumatology, Angiology, Vascular Surgery and Sports Medicine
17/10 - Endoscopy, Dermatology and Allergy and Immunology
18/10 - All accredited medical plans target
Other States
The organizations of physicians in several Brazilian states are organizing a series of activities against abuses committed by health plans. Of those calls are going to suspend the Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Santa Catarina and Sergipe.
The states of Ceará, Distrito Federal, Pará, Piauí and Roraima not paralyze medical consultations, but would support the protest through public events, press conferences and hearings. Already the United Holy Spirit, Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro and Tocantins are still organizing meetings to discuss joining the movement, or not disclose information about it. Only the Amapá confirmed that it will join the national protest.
Source: Everyday Health
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