Reports from University of Sao Paulo Describe Recent Advances in Cesarean Section (Rate and Direct Medical Costs of Cesarean Sections Among Supplementary Health Plan Holders Living In the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil: 2015-2021): Surgery – Cesarean Section

2024 FEB 21 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Surgery - Cesarean Section have been published. According to news reporting originating from Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Brazil has the second largest cesarean section rate in the world. Differences in rates exist between the public and private health sectors.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the University of Sao Paulo, “This study used data on admissions of supplementary health plan holders aged between 10 and 49 years living in the state of Silo Paulo admitted between 2015 and 2021 to determine cesarean section rates and costs in the private health sector. We conducted a partial economic analysis in health from a supplementary health perspective focusing on the direct medical costs of admissions. A total of 757,307 admissions were analyzed with total costs amounting to R$7.701 billion. The cesarean section rate over the period was 80%. Rates were lowest in young women (69%) and highest in the oldest age group (86%), exceeding 67% across all groups. The rate was 71% higher than in public services. The proportion of admissions with use of the intensive care unit was higher among cesarian deliveries. The median cost of a cesarean was 15% higher than that of a normal delivery and twice as high in insurance companies than healthcare cooperatives.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “There is an opportunity to apply policies that are widely used in public services to the private sector with the aim of reducing cesarean rates in private services, direct costs of admission, and the cost of supplementary health plans.”

For more information on this research see: Rate and Direct Medical Costs of Cesarean Sections Among Supplementary Health Plan Holders Living In the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil: 2015-2021. Ciencia & Saude Coletiva, 2024;29(1). Ciencia & Saude Coletiva can be contacted at: Abrasco - Brazilian Association of Collective Health, Ave Brasil 4365, Campus Da Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) Predio Do Cepi Dss Manguinhos, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Rildo Pinto da Silva, Campus Univ, University of Sao Paulo, Programa Mestrado Profiss Gestao Org Sande, Casa 2, Campus Univ, Br-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, Sp, Brazil.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232024291.00512023en. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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