Mediation of the right to health by the court of justice: analysis of the demand

The objective of this study is to understand how the State of Mato Grosso Court of Justice has contributed with the implementation of the right to health, as the formal mediator in answering the health demands of individuals and families within theUnifiedHealthSystem.�Thisisaqualitative,�descriptive-exploratorystudy,�developedasadocumentalanalysis.�Thedocumental� base refers to a "database of public domain", which consists of proceedings made available on the Institutional Portal of the State of Mato Grosso Court of Justice. The judicial decisions comprised our data corpus. Results point out that the Judiciary has made efforts to solve disputes within its own scope of public power, limiting its mediator role in assuring the right to health, which is reduced to the mere provision of goods and procedures. DESCRIPTORS: Right to health. Nursing. Family. Legal aspects.