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After Meeting on December 3, ANS Takes to Minister Alexandre Padilha and Reporter Domingos Neto Defense of a New Health Plan Law with Preserved Powers, Clearer Rules, More Rights for Consumers and Legal Security for Operators and Providers, Seeking Sustainability, Equity and Sector Regulatory Balance.
On December 3, 2025, the CEO of the National Health Agency (ANS), Wadih Damous, participated in a meeting with the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, and Federal Deputy Domingos Neto, the reporter of PL 7419/06, which addresses the revision of the Health Plan Law. At the meeting, ANS presented its proposal for the new legislation, defending the preservation of the regulatory agency’s competencies and reinforcing the technical role in defining the rules of the sector.
In a statement released by gov.br on December 4, 2025, ANS presented the modernization of the Health Plan Law as an essential step to ensure sustainability and equity, expand options and quality of products offered to consumers, and provide greater legal security for operators and providers. The central message was to update the law without compromising regulatory balance or protection for plan beneficiaries.
Meeting with Padilha and Domingos Neto Consolidates ANS Offensive
At the December 3 meeting, Wadih Damous discussed with Alexandre Padilha and Domingos Neto the progress of the report on PL 7419/06 and the adjustments still needed to reach a final text considered “modern and balanced.” ANS positioned itself as a technical protagonist in constructing the new Health Plan Law, advocating that changes be made with predictability and regulatory coherence.
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According to the agency, the dialogue seeks to align the federal government, Congress, and the regulator around legislation capable of responding to transformations in the sector, without abrupt disruptions that harm consumers, operators, and providers. ANS emphasized that the revision process should be conducted with broad listening and focus on concrete results for supplementary health.
Sustainability, Equity and Legal Security as Pillars of the New Law
The proposal discussed by ANS in the meeting with Padilha and Domingos Neto is based on three pillars: economic sustainability of the system, equity among different actors, and legal security for contracts and investments. The agency highlights that a stable and clear law is a condition for the predictability of health plans and for the continuity of service provision to beneficiaries.
According to the text released, the revision of the law aims to expand the options and quality of plans offered to the public, while also strengthening the legal environment for operators and providers. ANS presents this combination as the way to reduce conflicts, decrease uncertainties, and create a more transparent scenario for all involved.
Preservation of ANS Competencies and Strengthening Regulation
In the official statement, Wadih Damous emphasized that the update of the legislation must be accompanied by the preservation of ANS’s regulatory powers. For the CEO, a strong agency is essential to guarantee rights for consumers and to keep supplementary health on solid foundations.
He noted that ANS is working to ensure that the new law consolidates the agency’s role as responsible for regulating, monitoring, and guiding the sector. The indication is that the agency will emerge from the revision process not only with its competencies preserved but also with more robust tools to fulfill its regulatory mission.
Consumer at the Center of the Modernization of the Health Plan Law
While advocating for legal security for operators and providers, ANS states that consumer protection is a non-negotiable element in the negotiation of the new Health Plan Law. The agency reinforces that modernization of the legislation should guarantee clearer rights, adequate information, and balance in the relationship between plans and beneficiaries.
In ANS’s assessment, the combination of well-defined rules, effective monitoring, and updated regulatory tools will allow for a more transparent, predictable system aligned with societal demands. The expectation is that the final text of PL 7419/06 reflects this commitment to equity, sustainability, and regulatory stability.
And you, do you believe that the new Health Plan Law should prioritize mainly consumer protection or legal security for operators?
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