The reforms will also move funding and patients toward primary care physicians instead of high-cost specialists and toward community care instead of expensive institutions, through technical supports, grants and financing for high-cost items such as health information technology.
Meanwhile, Corinthians and Odebrecht are financing construction via bridge loans, which cost much more, especially considering the relatively high interest rates in Brazil.
Taking a very " un-carrier" approach, Cricket and MetroPCS recently introduced financing programs that allow prepaid customers to purchase high-end smartphones with a reduced upfront cost.