PHSSR European Union Investing in Health 2025

16 Investing in Health for a Competitive, Secure, and Resilient Europe: A Strategic Call to Action The Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience2. PHSSR EU Expert Advisory Group recommendations to the EU institutions The members of the PHSSR EU Expert Advisory Group applied the PHSSR research framework45 to discuss and agree on the following high-impact recommendations to the EU institutions to support sustainable healthcare financing in the EU. Specific attention was given to recommendations that can feasibly be implemented by the EU given its current competencies and available resources to be effectively leveraged at the Member State level. The following recommendations are organised within a two-pillar framework (see Figure 3). Pillar A outlines actions to ensure that health remains central in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and is fully aligned with the European Union’s broader strategic objectives. Pillar B focuses on the complementary measures required to effectively govern, plan, and evaluate impactful and efficient health system investments. Figure 3: Framework of recommendations Source: CRA analysis based on PHSSR EU Expert Advisory Group While the recommendations primarily address two of the PHSSR’s research domains—financing and health system governance—investments in health can provide significant benefits across all seven domains of the health system, depending on Member States’ needs.