The National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) reported that in medical and hospital plans there was an increase of 868,746 beneficiaries in relation to March 2023. In the comparison between March this year and February 2024, there was an increase of 152,393 users.
In the case of exclusively dental plans, there were 2,207,213 beneficiaries in one year, although there was a drop of 68,097 users in the comparison between March this year and the previous month.
In March 2024, the sector registered 51,035,365 users in medical assistance and 32,734,438 in exclusively dental plans.
In relation to the states, in the comparison with March 2023, the sector registered an increase in beneficiaries in medical assistance plans in 26 federative units, with Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo being the states that had the biggest gain in absolute numbers. Among dentistry, 26 federative units registered growth in the annual comparison, with São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Paraná being the states with the highest growth in absolute numbers.