[A season of healthcare reforms?]

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the importance of having a National Health Service (NHS) became clear, and the commitment of healthcare workers was expressed with admiration and solidarity. However, contrary to expectations, in the years that followed, there was no provision to allocate a growing share of GDP to this sector, reform community medicine and the training and placement of general practitioners, or introduce financial and regulatory measures to benefit medical and nursing staff. The issue of health and the functioning of the NHS is now a major public concern. This factor, the need to activate the facilities funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (particularly the Case della Comunità), and the approaching end of the legislative term have prompted several stakeholders to submit proposals that touch on multiple aspects of the NHS. This article examines seven documents or legislative proposals presented over the past four years, highlighting their different approaches to several key issues: the financing of the NHS, the public-private relationship, and the organization of local healthcare. It also highlights how healthcare reform is a type of intervention that involves personnel and facilities, and therefore cannot be proposed without adequate funding and a clear understanding of how to secure resources.