In Sardinia health care costs are growing but renunciations of health services are increasing. This was revealed by the 29th Report on the Economy of Sardinia drawn up by Crenos , (the economic research center of the universities of Cagliari and Sassari).

Between 2019 and 2020, healthcare spending in Sardinia grew , going from 3.33 billion in 2019 to 3.48 billion in 2020, accounting for 10.2% of GDP against an average of 7.5% at the national level . Healthcare expenditure per inhabitant is equal to 2,175 euros, up by 6.5% compared to 2019, and is higher than that observed in the Center-North (2,128) and in the South (1,978).

"From the point of view of the management of the service, the Sardinian regional health system is overall effective, reaching a sufficient score in all the assistance areas provided for by the New Guarantee System for monitoring the Essential Levels of Assistance - explains Crenos - However, I data on waivers of health services show how Sardinia in 2020 it is the region with the highest rate of users who , despite needing it, have given up on a health service . This figure is 14.8% , against a national average of 9.6% ".

SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - The data on socio-educational services for early childhood show an "overall negative trend that shows no signs of improvement". Between 2015 and 2019, the share of municipalities presenting this type of services on the island decreased from 37.7% to 25.2%.

Sardinia is the penultimate region for municipal coverage of the service after Calabria. The data regarding the use of the service is slightly up: 13.7% of potential users use this service in 2019, against a national average of 14.7%. In addition, the expenditure of Sardinian municipalities is reduced in the face of an increase in the participation rate of families.