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Infarmed Reads SNS Medicine Spend at a Record €4.417 Billion in 2025 — Hospital Drugs Cross €2.5 Billion for the First Time as Oncology Adds €864.5 Million at +16% and Ambulatory Comparticipação Lifts to €1.894 Billion at +12.4%

Infarmed Reads SNS Medicine Spend at a Record €4.417 Billion in 2025 — Hospital Drugs Cross €2.5 Billion for the First Time as Oncology Adds €864.5 Million at +16% and Ambulatory Comparticipação Lifts to €1.894 Billion at +12.4%

Infarmed's 2025 monitor puts SNS medicine spending at a record €4,417M — +60% above the 2020 baseline. Hospitals carry €2,523M (+11.2%), ambulatory €1,894M (+12.4%), families €966M (+4.9%). Oncology adds €864.5M (+16%), orphan drugs +34.1%, and Q1 2026 hospitals already +7.6%.
The Portugal Brief
DGO Tallies €337 Million in State Arrears Through 2025 Despite a €2.06 Billion Surplus — Health Drives €47 Million of the €42 Million Year-on-Year Step-Up, Average Pay Window Widens From 37 to 42 Days

DGO Tallies €337 Million in State Arrears Through 2025 Despite a €2.06 Billion Surplus — Health Drives €47 Million of the €42 Million Year-on-Year Step-Up, Average Pay Window Widens From 37 to 42 Days

Portugal closed 2025 with a €2.06 billion surplus, but DGO's Conta Geral release on 18 May shows state arrears climbed to €337 million — a €42 million year-on-year rise, with the health sector responsible for €47 million of the deterioration. Average pay window widens from 37 to 42 days.
The Portugal Brief
EY-Parthenon Report Lands the Private-Health-Coverage Saving for the SNS at €1.945 Billion in 2023 — 9 Million Procedures Channelled, Surgeries Carry €846 Million and APHP-APS Press for Inter-System Fiscal Parity

EY-Parthenon Report Lands the Private-Health-Coverage Saving for the SNS at €1.945 Billion in 2023 — 9 Million Procedures Channelled, Surgeries Carry €846 Million and APHP-APS Press for Inter-System Fiscal Parity

EY-Parthenon report commissioned by APHP and APS reads private-health second-coverage savings to the SNS at €1.945 billion in 2023, with 9 million procedures channelled — €846m on surgeries, €688m on consultations. Galamba de Oliveira and Hermano Rodrigues press for inter-system fiscal parity.
The Portugal Brief