Informação e saúde e os impactos da judicialização: estudo sobre as matérias veiculadas na Gazeta de Alagoas e Folha de São Paulo

Abstract

In the context of Brazilian health, many medications are expensive and the population, especially the most vulnerable, do not have the resources to pay for treatments. In this sense, this master's thesis analyzed the management of health information and the impacts of judicialization in the country based on the analysis of articles published in the newspapers Gazeta de Alagoas and Folha de São Paulo. It addresses the importance of health information management, the challenges faced in the distribution of medicines and the impacts of the judicialization of health on public management. The research was exploratory with a qualitative approach and the focus was on the dissemination of news about the judicialization of health in the newspapers researched. Data collection was carried out using the descriptor "judicialization of health" on the selected news portals. The research database covered a period of 10 years of published articles, from 2013 to 2023. The results showed a significant advance in the number of legal proceedings that demand the guarantee not only of the receipt of medications, but also the performance of exams, treatments and surgeries. It concludes that there is concern in several public spheres about the issue of the judicialization of health in Brazil and there is an increasing effort to find solutions that meet the demands of the population and reduce the number of legal actions.