Healthcare mobility, meaning traveling to receive treatment in a region other than one’s own, is worth about 3 billion euros a year in Italy and confirms the divide between North and South of the country. The Central and Northern areas continue to report considerable surpluses, whereas practically all of Southern Italy has significant deficits. According to the most recent data, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy are the regions with the highest surpluses (i.e., those which collect more than they spend on citizens' healthcare), with balances that are nearly €400 million. Veneto follows with more than €115 million, Tuscany with €26.9 million, and Piedmont with €23 million. The Autonomous Province of Trento (€5.5 million) and Molise (€3.2 million) also had great outcomes. The situation changes dramatically as we travel down the peninsula. Umbria (-€24.1 million), Marche (-€25.6 million), and especially Basilicata (-€52.1 million) and Abruzzo (-€53.1 million) are among the regions struggling. Even more marked is the deficit of Sardinia (-56.9 million) and Liguria (-73.5 million). The major imbalance is centered in the South: Puglia (-126.8 million), Sicily (-139.6 million), Calabria (-191.8 million), and, most notably, Campania, which concluded with the poorest balance in Italy, at -211.3 million.
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