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António Strecht argues that NHS reform should focus on sustained evolution and the adaptation of founding principles rather than a complete systemic rupture.
Difficulties accessing the National Health Service (SNS) are driving patients away from exclusive reliance on public care and toward private healthcare. More than half of people report self-medicating and the majority do not inform their doctor, while those who can afford private care rarely revert to the SNS once they switch. The trend suggests growing segmentation in access and a potential long-term shift of wealthier patients out of the public system.
Multicare, the health insurance arm of the Fidelidade Group, has announced the launch of the Chronic Disease Management Program, an initiative that combines telemedicine with home medical assistance to monitor patients with heart failure, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In an initial phase, the program is available only to adult clients.
Asisa, a Spanish insurer specialising in health and present in Portugal since 2015, has a new website that aims to facilitate access to information. The new site has been restructured to simplify the process of generating quotes and requesting contact, as well as to make it easier to access information about the insurer's various products.
An analysis, prepared by researchers Carolina Santos and Pedro Pita Barros, points to the fact that the majority of users who turn to the private sector also have a family doctor in the NHS.
In a context of a high tax burden on labour income, employers are increasingly concerned with finding solutions that allow them to raise employees' net remuneration without a corresponding increase in taxation. This has driven the search for alternative compensation mechanisms, often associated with social benefits, insurance, plans ...
More than half of people resort to self-medication and most do not tell their doctor
Although a roughly 10% rise in health insurance premiums is forecast for 2026, according to Aon's “2026 Global Medical Trend Rates Report”, the reality is that Portugal's health insurance market continues to grow. According to the latest data from the Insurance Observatory of ...
Bupa Portugal has just launched its first insurance product, 'Bupa Mais Saúde PME', marking the company's entry into the small and medium-sized enterprises segment. After entering Portugal earlier this year with individual health insurance and recently opening its first clinic in the country, this launch...
