ANS launches second survey on signing contracts between operators and providers

The National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) released the second edition of the survey on contracting between operators and service providers. The objective is to obtain a detailed overview of the execution of contracts established from the enactment of Law nº 13.003/2014, so that the Agency can improve actions in the relations between health plans and their establishments or contracted providers. The operators will answer questions related to the readjustment forms applied to hospitals, offices and other health professionals, aspects of the contract, the causes of glosses and the operator/provider relationship regarding the negotiation of the contract. For the providers, the questions will be about the most frequent points of disagreement in the conclusion of the contracts, the form of readjustment, modalities of operators that provide services, causes and percentages of glossed guides, access by the provider to the operator and operator/provider relationship regarding to contract negotiation. The survey will be available until September 25, 2017. Participation is voluntary and it should also be noted that there will be no disclosure of individual data by operator or provider. Access the survey on contracting between operators and providers by clicking on the following links: Questionnaire for providers: http://formsus.datasus.gov.br/site/formulario.php?id_aplicacao=33411 Questionnaire for Operators: http://formsus.datasus.gov.br/site/formulario.php?id_aplicacao=33306 Source: National Supplementary Health Agency - ANS