Federal Official Gazette
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ANS news
ANS releases the result of the 2025 Supplementary Health Performance Index
Data for base year 2024 indicate that more than 70% of health plan operators are in the top two bands of the index
ANS releases its 2026 Annual Management Plan
The Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar (ANS) has made available on its website the 2026 Annual Management Plan (PGA 2026), approved on Dec 15, 2025. The document reinforces the Agency’s commitment to planning and guiding the use of the organization’s resources to improve results, based on a strategic vision and on the regulator’s efforts, which make it possible to better monitor ANS’s annual performance.
The PGA 2026 covers 34 actions scheduled for execution throughout 2026, addressing the Agency’s nine Strategic Objectives, and sets targets, results and initiatives aimed at improving the quality of the services provided by the Agency. The publication also includes the estimate of budget resources needed to achieve the expected results and the financial disbursement schedule.
Among other points, the following stand out:
Here is the link: Plano_de_Gestao_Anual_ANS_2026.pdf
Open public consultations
- CP 165. Aims to receive contributions on the proposed Normative Resolution governing the transfer of portfolios of private health care plans between private health care plan operators. Deadline: Jan 23, 2026.
- CP 166. Aims to receive contributions on the preliminary recommendation of non-incorporation for the technologies covered by UATs No. 178, 179 and 182. Deadline: Dec 30, 2025.
Scheduled public hearings
There are no public hearings scheduled.
Open public calls for input
- A Public Call for Input (TPS) is hereby opened for the period from December 16, 2025 to January 31, 2026, intended to receive suggestions on the priority supplementary health topics that will inform the composition of the 2026-2028 Regulatory Agenda of the Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar (ANS).
Open public calls
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Other news
Hapvida changes its presidency for 2026 and Adib takes over the position of Jorge Pinheiro
According to the health plan company, the process will be carried out over the coming year; Pinheiro will become “exclusively” the group’s “executive chairman”
Hapvida troca presidência para 2026 e Adib assume posição de Jorge Pinheiro | CNN Brasil
Scientific grounding ensures legal and health certainty in judicial health decisions
Qualifying judicial health decisions, with technical grounding in scientific evidence, is one of the main achievements of the judicial policy aimed at monitoring judicialization. These issues are followed by the Fórum Nacional do Judiciário para a Saúde (Fonajus), created by the Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ) 15 years ago, which proposes the development of policies, actions and systems to support the judges responsible for these cases.
Sources: Federal Official Gazette (DOU) and the ANS website. Press items link to the original article. This brief is for information only and does not constitute legal advice.
