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The Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) is universal, but quotas are the norm

Selma Maria da Fonseca Viegas 1
Cláudia Maria de Mattos Penna 2

1
Pontifícia Universidade
Católica de Minas Gerais.
R. Eurita 462/102, Santa
Teresa. 31.010-210 Belo
Horizonte MG. [e-mail] 2
Escola de Enfermagem,
Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais.

Abstract In the context of the Unified Health
System (SUS), health actions and services constitute a social right to be guaranteed by the State and managed under the responsibility of three autonomous spheres of government. This is a holistic multiple case study with a qualitative approach based on the assumptions of Comprehensive Everyday Sociology, which originated from a PhD thesis. It sought to understand the construction of comprehensive health practices in the daily work of family health teams and managers of the cities in Vale do Jequitinhonha Minas Gerais, Brazil. The individuals studied were professionals from the Family Health Teams, support staff and managers with a total of 48 participants. In order to reveal the construction of the whole, the data show that “SUS is universal, but quotas are the norm.” Bearing in mind its limitations, it is difficult to ensure that SUS is a right for all. Thus, regulation is essential to order, guide, define and optimize the use of resources available for comprehensive care and also guarantee public access to actions and services in a timely and equitable manner.
Key words Unified Health System (SUS), Comprehensive Health Care, Universality, Family
Health Program, Everyday sociology

Resumo No contexto do Sistema Único de Saúde
(SUS), as ações e serviços de saúde constituem um direito social que deve ser assegurado pelo Estado e gerido sob responsabilidade das três esferas autônomas de governo. Isto é, a universalidade do direito à saúde sem distinções, restrições e a qualquer custo. O artigo ressalta a construção da integralidade