Carla de Figueiredo Soares

Carla de Figueiredo Soares is the Director-President of the National Agency for Supplementary Health (ANS) in Brazil. She plays a crucial role in regulating and overseeing the private health insurance sector. In the context of the recent announcement regarding the integration of private health plans into the public healthcare system (SUS), Soares emphasized the importance of regulatory mechanisms to ensure that private operators uphold their responsibilities while contributing to public healthcare services.