Open AccessConstitutional guarantees generate negative externalities for the brazilian health system
Author(s) -
Maria Célia Delduque
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cadernos ibero-americanos de direito sanitário
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2358-1824
pISSN - 2317-8396
DOI - 10.17566/ciads.v6i2.388
Subject(s) - externality , unit (ring theory) , constitutional court , law and economics , political science , law , sociology , economics , psychology , microeconomics , mathematics education , constitution
Objective: we aimed toknowthelegal demandson healthand the arguments made by the patient, the defense, and the judge in judicial hearings. Methods: For this,we used themethodofcase lawresearch. The research unit was Brazilian judicial processeswith thematerial objectof healthdemands,decided between2012 and 2013.Results: The results showed reliance onconstitutionalargumentsfor both the requestandthe decision,while thedefensewas based ondiverse andobsoletelegal points. Conclusión: it was concluded thatjudges havedecidedquestions about healthusingpurelylegal argumentsand reproducing points made bythe patient.The defenseof the Brazilian healthsystemis fragiledue to the lack of an adequate legal rationale.