Distance practical course on systematic reviews to support decisions of Brazilian regulatory agency for supplementary healthcare system

The healthcare service in Brazil comprises a public and universal system (Sistema Unico de Saude, SUS), but a considerable part of the population (59.7 million) also maintains a private health insurance as a supplementary care.1 The supplementary system is regulated by an autonomous governmental agency, formally Agencia Nacional de Saude Suplementar (ANS), which regulates the relationship between users and health operators and plans, including financial, legal and coverage aspects. The catalogue of drugs, devices and procedures that should be offered by health plans to their users is updated by ANS every other year for adding, replacing or excluding technologies through a complex process. The process was revisited and has been …