On November 5th, unions expressed shock and outrage after MEO ACS presented changes to employee health plans that will mostly hurt beneficiaries.
The first change is the termination of the contract with Multicare, with plan management moving to Médis in January 2026. But the most serious shift is the end of automatic credit for medical expenses, replaced by a restrictive “Advances mechanism” that limits access to credit to very specific cases.
In practice, workers lose financial support and flexibility for surgeries in private hospitals or centers, disproportionately affecting those with higher medical needs or tighter finances. Unions argue that this tightening is unfair and signals MEO shifting the cost of rising healthcare onto employees, contradicting its claimed solidarity and social responsibility.
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