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Article: Public/Private Partnerships in the Health Sector.(Portugal)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- November 26, 2002
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Introduction
The Portuguese government has announced that, during the year 2003, five new hospitals (Cascais, Sintra, Loures, Vila Franca de Xira and Braga) would be built, financed and oeprated under public/private partnerships. At a second stage, tenders for the construction, financing and operation of five additional hospitals will be issued.
Under Decree-Law 185/2002, of 20 August 2002, on public/private partnerships in the health sector (Lei das Parcerias Publico-Privadas no Sector da Saude - the "SNS Public/Private Partnerships Law"), private companies will be allowed to build and operate hospitals within the National Health Service (Servico ...