“The right to health guaranteed less” – Corriere della Sera

the report on the regions dell’Issirfa-CNR

Milan , May 27, 2014 – 15:46

     
     
 

“In 2012, health policies have been aimed at cost containment and in some regions, the provision of Lea, the basic levels of care and the right to health, are not guaranteed.” He said Stelio Mangiameli, director dell’Issirfa-CNR (Institute for the Study of Regional Systems of the National Research Council), anticipating the results of the “Report on the Regions in Italy 2013 ‘, presented Tuesday at the Chamber of Deputies. The study shows striking differences, even in fiscal terms, with an increase in pressure and cuts in services due to the economic situation in general and the health and welfare policies in particular. “The cross-section shows the regions of the North engaged with European standards and those of the South slip into unsustainable levels of inefficiency,” summarizes Mangiameli. The survey found that the average health care spending was reduced and remained stable in relation to GDP (7%), however, increased between 1 and 2% in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Abruzzo, Sardinia, Trento and Bolzano, while fell in Liguria (3.2%), Basilicata, Piedmont, Tuscany, Marche, Molise, Campania, Puglia. The expenditure on medicines in agreement (reimbursed) decreased almost 9%.

Growth stops, ensures the existing

“The socio-political welfare affected by the economic crisis. Without the boost to growth, there is a tendency to ensure the existing – explains Mangiameli -. The year 2012 was a year of great difficulty, as the Stability Law has allocated the National Fund for Social Policies only EUR 70 million, of which just 10.7 for the regions, many of which are continuing to support low-income families with elderly and / or disabled, and to intervene in the child care services. ” Some regions have attempted to restrict access to social benefits for length of residence in the territory, the criterion that the Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional. “The report shows that, despite some institutional limits Italian, judgment remains positive on the Regions – concludes Mangiameli -. Regionalism has improved public policies, making it more bearable the hardships that people, families and businesses are suffering in these years. With regard to the system of relations and the division of powers between center and periphery, the crisis has, however, marked a return to centralism. “

May 27, 2014 | 15:46

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