The More Doctors Program viewed through the eyes of municipal managers in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

In order to overcome the difficulty of providing doctors, Brazil issued the Law No. 12,871 / 2013, launching the More Doctors Program (PMM). By understanding that municipal management is focused on the problems of provision of medical professionals, this study aims to figure out the meanings that municipal managers give to PMM, in the context of labor management, the autonomy of municipal management and the relationship between federative entities for the program administration. The study used a qualitative approach, holding open interviews with the executive board of COSEMS-PE. The interviews were analyzed through content analysis. The results of this research suggest that the program “provoked” municipalities towards innovation and structuring of Labor Management, due to the fact that the presence of physicians generated daily demands to be answered and operationalized by the municipal management.