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Where the SUS came from and why it matters

What stays with you

  1. Before the SUS, only people with a signed work card were guaranteed care.
  2. Since 1988, health care has been a right for everyone, with or without a signed work card.
  3. Almost nine in ten Brazilians use the SUS.
  4. A quarter of Brazil has health insurance. Three quarters do not.
  5. In the United States, about 41% of adults owe money to a doctor or a dentist.
  6. The line is real. Part of it is a lack of money, part is a lack of organization.
  7. Both sides want a shorter line. They disagree on how to get there.
  8. Both sides want to punish embezzlement. They disagree on what to do with the service.