The "Programa abem:" guarantees access to doctor-prescribed medications to those who cannot afford them. Maria João Toscano stressed the importance of the program in a scenario of impoverishment of families motivated by inflation, rising interest rates, and the increased cost of living, stating that this reality was proven by the Sustainable Health Index (Abbvie/Nova IMS, 2022), which indicates that one in ten Portuguese does not have access to the medicines they need due to economic inability. "We are talking about about one million people," he elucidated.