Political partisanship and influence from the funding structure on the adhesion of municipalities to health policies: evidence from the project Mais Médicos para o Brasil

This study investigates if political partisanship and the funding structure have influence in the decision of municipalities to join the project. For such, this study uses data of adhesion from municipalities depending on the party affiliation of mayors and conducts interviews with health secretaries from two municipalities selected in the region of Limeira in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The results suggest that both political partisanship and the funding structure have influence. This study concludes that even in federated countries marked by regional di fferences, national public policies that require cooperation from different government levels can be implemented with relative success, as long as a proper funding structure is designed during the formulation of the policy.
Source: Saude e Sociedade - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research