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Health insurance in Brazil


The Brazilian health system is composed of a large public, government managed system, the SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde) , which serves the majority of the population, and a private sector, managed by health insurance funds and private entrepreneurs.

The public health system, SUS, was established in 1988 by the Brazilian Constitution, and sits on 3 basic principles of universality, comprehensiveness and equity. Universality states that all citizens must have access to health care services, without any form of discrimination, regarding skin color, income, social status, gender or any other variable.

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Are you eligible for the Swisscare health insurance plan ? Comprehensive medical and travel insurance is strongly recommended before travelling to Brazil. People who need a visa or permit for entry to Brazil already have to produce proof of health insurance when applying for the visa or permit.

The ESI Brazil plan - foreign student and researcher health insurance


Thank the unlimited coverage that is offered by the ESI Brazil plan, students and researchers are perfectly covered in case of an illness and accident. Repatriation and medical evacuation is also included in the plan.

  • One student package
  • No general limitation
  • Valid in Brazil and overall the world


General information of the health system in Brazil


Government standards state that citizen's health is the result of multiple variables, including employment, income, access to land, sanitation services, access and quality of health services, education, psychic, social and family conditions, and are entitled to full and complete health care, comprising prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Equity states that health policies should be oriented towards the reduction of inequalities between population groups and individuals, being the most needed the ones for whom policies should be first directed.


SUS has also guidelines for its implementation, the most peculiar being popular participation, which defines that all policies are to be planned and supervised directly by the population, through local, city, state and national health councils en conferences. This is regarded as a very advanced form of direct democracy and has established the guidelines for many similar initiatives in sectors other than health all over Brazilian society.


The public system is still grossly underfunded and lacking quality, though that's been improving greatly in the last few years. Important legal issues, such as the regulation of Constitutional Amendment 29, are expected to minimize some of those problems.


SWISSCARE special Brazil student insurance package



  • No general insurance sum limitation

  • No limitation by countries

  • Health and accident

  • Third-party liability (important for renting an appartment)

  • Legal aid

  • Repatriation and medical evacuation

  • Assistance 24h  7/7


Family members can be accepted only if one of the spouse is insured by Swisscare.


Who can apply



Students, researchers, interns, postdocs, PHD, doctorants, au pair, professors, international academic workers and their family members.


No age limitation



We don't have an age limitation. The premium is the same for all insured.

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3 Insurance sum at choice :

EUR 30.000
EUR 100.000
EUR 500.000

BENEFITS LIST


  • International Student Health Insurance
  • Territoriality : worldwide
  • 3 insurance sum choice
  • Sickness & accident
  • General practitioners
  • Specialists
  • Medical evacuation
  • Repatriation
  • Research & rescue
  • Luggage EUR 1000
  • Accidental death EUR 10.000
  • Assistance 24h  7/7


Who can apply


  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Internship
  • Au pair
  • Professor
  • PHD
  • Postdoc
  • Academic assistant
  • Language course
  • Trainee


Worldwide coverage


The ISL plan covers your health in case of emergency around the world except countries at war.


Contract deductible


In case of needs, if you are ill or have an accident, you will be refunded within 30 days. The contract excess is EUR 100.

 

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