Tax cuts for the wealthiest, healthcare investment cuts, anger Swedish opposition [Advocacy Lab Content]

Swedenโ€™s ruling coalition has unveiled a draft healthcare budget for 2025 – it got a cold reception from the opposition and health workers’ unions. They say itโ€™s a new blow to the hard-pressed Swedish health system.

Whoโ€™s the real health commissioner?

SNEAK PEEK โ€” EU health policy is now split across multiple departments, and MEPs arenโ€™t happy. โ€” Sort your own house out first: MEPs question Hungarian health secretary over presidency plans and countryโ€™s health commissioner role. โ€” Spend less on defense and more on health, WHO chief Tedros told world leaders at the United Nations [โ€ฆ]

Slovakiaโ€™s health minister facing potential no-confidence vote following turbulent summer [Advocacy Lab Content]

Summer strife deepened conflict between Slovakia’s health minister and the opposition, as Slovakia’s state-owned health insurance company continues to report a staggering loss, with no solution in sight.