Recently the ANS List incorporated new technologies. On November 4th, the Collegiate Board of the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) approved the incorporation of four technologies into the List of Health Procedures and Events.
This was the 14th update in 2022, which included more therapeutic options for asthma and cancer in the list of mandatory coverage.
Understand the update proposals
The proposals to update the list, which were received through the electronic form available on the ANS website (FormRol), were at the center of the debates that took place at the 8th and 10th COSAÚDE Technical Meetings, in August and October, respectively.
ANDThey were also the subject of Public Consultation 101, two of which (Axitinib + Pembrolizumab and Cabozantinib + Nivolumab), due to having an unfavorable preliminary recommendation, still went through Public Hearing 24/2022.
All incorporation suggestions included broad social participation and careful technical analysis by the ANS, using a health technology assessment methodology, similar to countries such as England, Canada, Australia and Germany.
The List review process is dynamic and has been systematically improved. In 2022 alone, a total of 40 items were included, including procedures, medications, new indications and expansions of use, as well as important expansions for patients with global developmental disorders, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, in addition to the end of the limits for consultations and sessions of psychology, speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, as long as it is indicated by the doctor accompanying the patient.
Dupilumab – Used for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma;
Niraparib – Used for the treatment of high-grade advanced ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer, for those patients who responded completely or in part, after completion of first-line platinum-based chemotherapy in maintenance treatment;
Axitinib + Pembrolizumab – Used for the treatment of metastatic or advanced renal cell carcinoma in the first line;
Cabozantinib + Nivolumab – Also used for the treatment of metastatic or advanced renal cell carcinoma in the first line.
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