Ceará loses more than 7,000 beneficiaries of the health plan in 2018 – Business

The number of beneficiaries in health care plans decreased by 0.55% in 2018 compared with the previous year, in Ceará . According to data released Tuesday (5) by the National Agency of Public Health (ANS) in December of last year, the state counted 1,270,248 Recipients then period of 2017, the number was 1,277,302 a decrease of more than 7,000 customers.

On the other hand, dental plans only increased by 2% between years and the number of clients went from 912,300 to 930,700 people.

Of the plans with the largest number of state beneficiaries, Unimed Ceará had the largest reduction in the period of 0.85%, followed by Unimed do Cariri (- 0.41%), Unimed Sobral (-0.10%) and Unimed Fortress (-0.02%).

According to ANS, Hapvida recorded the largest increase (2.4%). Shortly after, Free Life (0.99%), Amil (0.63%) and Bradesco Saud (0.17%) [19659002] ] Hapvida is the country with the largest number of beneficiaries in Ceará, with 536,892 clients. Then come Unimed Fortaleza (319,104) and Unimed do Ceará (64,827).

Across the state, most beneficiaries are part of the corporate group plans, with 750,002 clients. Individual or family plans have 371,496 beneficiaries.

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Data provided by health care plan operators show a stability of the number of users across the country. The sector closed the year 2018 with 47,377,920 beneficiaries of medical and hospital plans and 24,194. 829 beneficiaries of exclusive dental plans

Compared to December 2017, both types of segmentation progressed. In health care plans, 200,217 beneficiaries were added in one year and in exclusively dental plans, the increase was 1,411,805 beneficiaries.

Federated unit data show an increase in the number of health care plan beneficiaries in 17 states and the federal district. São Paulo recorded the highest growth in absolute terms of the period (58,305 additional beneficiaries). In the dental plans, 25 federal units registered an increase in the number of beneficiaries. São Paulo is also distinguished, with 497,721 other beneficiaries in this segmentation.