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ANS holds Public Call for Input on the 2026-2028 Regulatory Agenda
Contributions may be submitted by all of society until Jan 31, 2026 through the Agency’s portal
Open public consultations
- CP 164. Public Consultation – CP No. 164 aims to receive contributions on the preliminary recommendations related to health technologies proposed internally by ANS, originating from the incorporation of technologies into the Unified Health System – SUS upon recommendation of the National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies in SUS – CONITEC, carried out in the period from May 2, 2019 to Sep 2, 2021. Such proposals to update the Rol are being presented in accordance with art. 38 of RN No. 555, of 2022. The consultation also submits to public participation the Preliminary Report resulting from the 43rd technical meeting of the Commission for the Update of the List of Procedures and Events in Supplementary Health – COSAÚDE, in compliance with art. 10, § 11, item III, of Law No. 9,656/1998, as included by Law 14,307, of 2022, and with art. 26 of RN No. 555, of 2022. Deadline: Dec 23, 2025.
- CP 165. Aims to receive contributions on the proposed Normative Resolution on 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
-AP 62. Collection of contributions on the preliminary recommendation of non-incorporation for the following technologies: (i) UAT 178 – Surgical exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA), by means of a surgical clip, concomitant with open cardiac surgery for patients with atrial fibrillation or at high risk of stroke, as measured by the CHA2DS2-VASc score > 2; (ii) UAT 179 – Cabozantinib levomalate for patients with well-differentiated, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic neuroendocrine tumors, previously treated with two or more therapies; and (iii) UAT 182 – Enzalutamide + Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for the treatment of non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer with high-risk biochemical recurrence. Date: Dec 18, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Open public calls for input
- The Public Call for Input – TPS is open from December 16, 2025 to January 31, 2026, intended for receiving suggestions on the priority supplementary health topics that will inform the composition of the 2026-2028 Regulatory Agenda of the National Supplementary Health Agency – ANS.
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The Fifth Private Law Chamber of the Court of Justice of Mato Grosso decided that a health plan operator must provide an insulin pump, a continuous glucose monitoring system, medications and supplies to a patient with severe type 1 diabetes, in addition to paying compensation for moral damages for the undue refusal of the treatment. The decision was unanimous and upheld the first-instance judgment in full. Health plan must cover insulin pump for patient with severe diabetes
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Correios’ debt to the plan reached R$ 740 million in September, more than double the R$ 348 million recorded in December 2024. According to an investigation by Estado de S. Paulo, the direct impact of the state-owned company’s financial crisis has compromised Postal Saúde’s ability to keep payments to its provider network up to date, putting pressure on care for its 193,000 beneficiaries.
Crise nos Correios pressiona caixa e acende alerta fiscal – Times Brasil – Licenciado Exclusivo CNBC
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.