PHSSR European Union Investing in Health 2025

Authors The Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR) has leveraged expert perspectives on sustainable healthcare financing and has broadened the PHSSR EU Expert Advisory Group to include new members who are leading experts in health and health financing policy in Europe. The Expert Advisory Group includes policymakers, experts with direct experience from both EU and national health authorities, academics, researchers, and patient representatives. Members of the PHSSR EU Expert Advisory Group on sustainable health financing: Professor Kostas Athanasakis , Assistant Professor in Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Department of Public Health Policy, University of West Attica. Stine Bosse , Member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe, Denmark), Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health (SANT), Substitute Member in the Committee on Budgets (BUDG). Anne Bucher , Non-residential Fellow, Bruegel; former Director-General for Health and Food Safety, DG SANTE, European Commission; former Director for structural reforms and competitiveness, DG ECFIN, European Commission. Antonella Cardone , CEO, Cancer Patients Europe. Jo de Cock , former CEO, Belgian National Institute of Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI). Ernst van Koesveld , Consultant, ABDTOPConsult; Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands; former Vice Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport. Professor Elias Mossialos (Chair of the Expert Advisory Group), Cheng Yu Tung Chair in Global Health at the London School of Economics and Director of LSE Health. Victor Negrescu , Vice-President of the European Parliament (S&D, Romania), Member of the European Parliament Committee on Public Health (SANT), Member of the Committee on Budgets (BUDG). Dr Dimitra Panteli , Programme Manager, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Dr Tomislav Sokol , Member of the European Parliament (EPP , Croatia), Member of the European Parliament Committee on Public Health (SANT). Ane Fullaondo Zabala , Board Member, European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA); Director, Biosistemak Institute for Health Systems Research. The following experts participated in the PHSSR EU Expert Advisory Group’s meetings and discussions on sustainable healthcare financing, but did not author this report: Dr Maja Fjaestad , Adjunct Professor, Senior Advisor at the Stockholm School of Economics, former State Secretary for Health of Sweden. Anca Toma , Executive Director, European Patients’ Forum (EPF). The development of this report was supported by: � Charles River Associates (CRA) : Tim Wilsdon, Artes Haderi, Hannah Armstrong, and Lucinda Douse � The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) : George Wharton, Charlotte Johnston-Webber, and Suchitra Sharma Investing in Health for a Competitive, Secure, and Resilient Europe: A Strategic Call to Action The Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilienceii