Abstract < /h3 > < p class= " a-plus-plus " > The paper discusses the intricate relationship between the public and the private sectors in the current configuration of the Brazilian health system. Although not foreseen in the universal and public model created by the 1988 Constitution, this setting has been consolidated, making it challenging and politically difficult..."> Abstract < /h3 > < p class= " a-plus-plus " > The paper discusses the intricate relationship between the public and the private sectors in the current configuration of the Brazilian health system. Although not foreseen in the universal and public model created by the 1988 Constitution, this setting has been consolidated, making it challenging and politically difficult..." /> Abstract < /h3 > < p class= " a-plus-plus " > The paper discusses the intricate relationship between the public and the private sectors in the current configuration of the Brazilian health system. Although not foreseen in the universal and public model created by the 1988 Constitution, this setting has been consolidated, making it challenging and politically difficult..." />