Fernandes, AlexandraBurnett, SusanMajor, MariaFigueiredo, Mafalda2017-07-212017-07-2120161646-1029http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/10114The purpose of this article is to discuss the idea that governments should not take policy measures for the development and growth of National Health System (NHS) without taking into account their financial sustainability. This article is based on a review of existing theories, documents and statistics.engNational Health Servicepublic expenditure on healtheconomic and financial crisisPublic sector reformsPortugalThe national health system in Portugalfrom expansion to crisisjournal article10.26537/rebules.v0i27.747