The Mini-Public on Citizen Participation in the Health Budget (Le vie della partecipatione: Partecipazione dei cittadini alla spesa sanitaria) was supported by the Tuscany Region. The town meeting was meant to outline the priorities of the health budget of the Tuscany Region.
Problems and Purpose
Background History and Context
Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities
Participant Recruitment and Selection
Final sample included 42.7% women and 56.8% men; 1.6% were between 18 and 24 years old, 7% 25-35 years old, 12,4% 36-45 years old, 51,4% 46-65 years old, and 27% +60 years old. 8 cities in Tuscany were represented (Arezzo, Prato, Livorno, Siena, Firenze, Empoli, San Marcello Pistoiese, Abbadia San Salvatore e Follonica)
Methods and Tools Used
What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation
Influence, Outcomes, and Effects
The report can be found in the link provided. Participants voted on several questions related to health budget:
- Session 1: ticket [a tax for which citizens who use the NHS co-participate in covering the expenses]: yes or no?
- Session 2: who should pay the ticket?
- Session 3: health services at the local level
Analysis and Lessons Learned
See Also
References
External Links
Notes
This entry is based on the POLITICIZE dataset. More information can be found at the following links:
- Paulis, Emilien; Pilet, Jean-Benoit; Panel, Sophie; Vittori, Davide; Close, Caroline, 2020, "POLITICIZE Dataset", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Z7X6GT, Harvard Dataverse, V1
- Pilet J-B, Paulis E, Panel S.,Vitori D & Close C. 202X The POLITICIZE Dataset: an inventory of Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe. European Political Science.