The reason is the sky-high inflation in combination with those forced to bring in expensive hired staff. In April, SKR made a forecast in April for how much salaries, fees and prices are expected to rise, it was concluded that the health care budget for 2022 must increase by at least 3.2 percent this year to keep up.
– It is a serious situation because it came so suddenly, says Annika Wallenskog, chief economist at SKR.
At the same time as the costs of healthcare increase faster than tax revenues, the so-called healthcare debt must also be paid off, ie those who have had to wait for non-emergency healthcare during the corona pandemic.
The options for resolving the serious situation are increased taxes, more government subsidies or additional savings on healthcare.