How the 'plates' of a health system can shift, change and adjust during economic recessions: A qualitative interview study of public and private health providers in Brazil's São Paulo and Maranhão states.
Giuliano RussoMaria Luiza LeviMaria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto E AlvesBruno Luciano Carneiro Alves de OliveiraRuth Helena de Souza Britto Ferreira de CarvalhoLucas Salvador AndriettaJonathan Gonçalves FilipponMário César SchefferPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The 'plates' of a health system may shift and adjust in unexpected ways in response to recessions, and some of these changes might outlast the crisis. As low-income countries enter post-COVID economic recessions, it will be important to monitor the adjustments taking place in health systems, to ensure that past gains in access to care and job security are not eroded.