Constitutional guarantees generate negative externalities for the brazilian health system

Objective: we aimed toknowthelegal demandson healthand the arguments made by the patient, the defense, and the judge in judicial hearings. Methods: For this,we used themethodofcase lawresearch. The research unit was Brazilian judicial processeswith thematerial objectof healthdemands,decided between2...

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Main Author: Maria Celia Delduque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Health Law Program 2017-06-01
Series:Cadernos Ibero-Americanos de Direito Sanitário
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Online Access:http://localhost:8000/index.php/cadernos/article/view/388
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Summary:Objective: we aimed toknowthelegal demandson healthand the arguments made by the patient, the defense, and the judge in judicial hearings. Methods: For this,we used themethodofcase lawresearch. The research unit was Brazilian judicial processeswith thematerial objectof healthdemands,decided between2012 and 2013.Results: The results showed reliance onconstitutionalargumentsfor both the requestandthe decision,while thedefensewas based ondiverse andobsoletelegal points. Conclusión: it was concluded thatjudges havedecidedquestions about healthusingpurelylegal argumentsand reproducing points made bythe patient.The defenseof the Brazilian healthsystemis fragiledue to the lack of an adequate legal rationale.
ISSN:2358-1824