Overview
- Lawmakers voted to take the initiative into consideration with support from the PP and left-wing groups, while Vox abstained.
- The proposal, backed by 57,209 signatures, seeks to reform the 1998 health law to strengthen public care, limit private contracting, audit public funds and ensure earmarked financing.
- The text sets targets of primary care within 48 hours, hospital consultations under 30 days and surgeries within 60 days, and it makes concerted services incompatible with receiving related subsidies.
- Opposition parties warned the measure will likely expire without urgent processing before dissolution by April and accused the PP of a tactical move ahead of budget votes.
- Marea Blanca’s spokesperson welcomed the unexpected PP support and credited sustained mobilization, as the PP cited citizen backing and pointed to central government underfunding.