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A critical look at the Portuguese public–private partnerships in healthcare

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  • Miguel A. Pereira
  • Diogo C. Ferreira
  • Rui C. Marques

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The pre‐conceived idea that contracts in a public–private partnership (PPP) regime, in healthcare or in any other economic sector, are, as a rule, ruinous and appealing for only a share of the stakeholders, lacks a solid basis that confirms it. This idea, outset and nurtured by the media, has been instigating the distrust of the users who, in turn, demand a more rigorous and efficient utilisation of public resources. Being Portugal in the top of countries that resort to PPPs, it is urgent to inquire if its respective contracts originated an inefficient and ineffective management of resources. It is precisely this discussion that we address in this paper, focusing our efforts in the Portuguese healthcare sector.

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  • Miguel A. Pereira & Diogo C. Ferreira & Rui C. Marques, 2021. "A critical look at the Portuguese public–private partnerships in healthcare," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(2), pages 302-315, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:36:y:2021:i:2:p:302-315
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3084
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    1. Pereira, Miguel Alves & Marques, Rui Cunha, 2022. "Is sunshine regulation the new prescription to brighten up public hospitals in Portugal?," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).

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