Latest News from NHEM

Health Spending Observatory 09 | June 2025 | Trends in Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures in Portugal - <p>This publication examines the evolution of out-of-pocket health expenditures between 2015 and 2022, drawing on data from the Household Budget Survey conducted by the National Statistics Institute.</p>
Regional Secretaries of the Autonomous Region of Madeira visit Nova SBE - <p>At the invitation of the Nova SBE Health Economics &amp; Management Knowledge Center, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, <strong>Micaela Fonseca de...</strong></p>
Work Project | Caring for the Underserved: An Examination of Via Verde Saúde’s Mission to Address the Family Doctor Shortage in Portugal - <p>A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Master&rsquo;s degree in International Development and Public Policy from the Nova School of Business and Economics.</p>
Contribution to the Public Consultation - <p>&ldquo;Recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Regulatory Authority&rdquo; regarding immigrant access to health care</p>
Short Notes | May 2025 | The public-private relationship in healthcare - <p>This Short Note discusses the role of the public and private sectors within the Portuguese health system across two distinct areas: the financing of healthcare expenditure and the provision of...</p>
Short notes | February 2025 | Beyond Borders: Immigrants’ Mental Health and Health Care Access in Portugal - <p>This Short Note explores how immigrants&#39; origin (born within or outside the European Union) and their reasons for migrating (economic or non-economic) influence their mental health, access to...</p>
Presentation event: Public Health ImpACT - <p>Summary of the event by Professor Pedro Pita Barros.</p>
PAPER | Low-cost and scalable machine learning model for identifying children and adolescents with poor oral health using survey data: An empirical study in Portugal - <p>Our NHEM members Eduardo Costa and Pedro Pita Barros have collaborated on an innovative paper that develops a machine-learning model to identify children and adolescents with poor oral health using...</p>
PAPER | Trajectories of Disability and Long-Term Care Utilization After Acute Health Events - <p>Our talented Alumni students and Nova SBE Health Economics &amp; Management Knowledge Center members, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/judite-gon%C3%A7alves-50697b55/" id="ember980">Judite Gonçalves</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/luiscoelhofilipe/" id="ember981">Luís Filipe</a>, along with their co-author <a data-ntt-old-href="/in/courtney-van-houtven-she-her-91392462/" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-van-houtven-she-her-91392462/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Aorganization_admin_admin_page_posts_published%3B717965ff-4116-416a-856d-feee54f2ab24" id="ember982">Courtney Van Houtven</a>, explore the...</p>
December 2024 | Access to Health Care 2023 – A Decade of Evolution - <p>This report, based on a representative sample of residents aged 15 or older in mainland Portugal, analyzes the evolution of access to healthcare in the country between 2013 and 2023</p>
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