Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party is one of the most popular right-leaning parties in the West. It is also one of the most innovative. In recent weeks, it has promised a massive increase of healthcare spending – a proposal that is popular with voters and unpopular with libertarian ideologues.
“There must be a health service that is universally available and at the same time, which I want to stress forcefully, public,” said the party’s leader, Jarosław Kaczyński. “The private sector will play a supplementary role … above all we must ensure every citizen of our country, every compatriot, has medical services and support for free.”
