Next Generation EU: An analysis on how Italian regions are spending funds allocated to healthcare
Giuseppe Borruto
Bachelor Graduate at Bocconi in International Economics and Finance, Currently studying a Master of Science in Economics and Management of Government and International Organizations. He has always been fascinated by the world of healthcare. Joined the Association in the consulting division in 2022. From September 2023 at the head of the Research Division.
INTRODUCTION
Covid-19 pandemic has been something extraordinary and unique for the world in the modern age. The challenges faced during the first two years of this decade have been tough for the entire world. The European Union
has been acting from the beginning of the pandemic in order to stabilize the situation as much as possible both economically and from a health perspective. Next Generation EU is considered one of the biggest recovery
instruments since the establishment of the European Union and it is up to member States to take advantage of this tool.
This work tries to underline the importance of this recovery instrument, focusing on the Italian recovery plan, the PNRR, and in particular on how the national healthcare system is destined to change drastically with the implementation of health facilities which will provide services in a modern and redesigned way. The scope of this work is to describe the crucial aspects of this change, highlighting the huge role Italian Regions have in choosing the way to spend the funds and especially to approach this development period. In the third chapter, the most important one, two big aspects are analyzed: the allocation of funds to Regions based on the care setting; the indeterminacy of the national policy and the consequential autonomies of the Regions and local authorities.
This paper analyzes the data (updated to June 2023) collected through the regional websites of three different regions: two northern and very well developed regions like Veneto and Emilia Romagna, and a southern more historically problematic one like Calabria. The work also offers a summary of some reflections and considerations, proposed in articles (in particular OASI Report 2021 and 2022), on the actions taken by Regions and health authorities.
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The third chapter is the centerpiece of this work, as it contains numerous considerations from CERGAS regarding how regions are implementing the measures outlined in Mission 6 of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). This chapter also includes a comparative analysis of the three regions under consideration, aiming to focus attention on the projected figures for the new healthcare facilities.