In a survey conducted by Novus in March 2023 (Novus, 2023), "what political issues do the Swedish people consider important?" it is found that 57% of respondents consider healthcare to be the most important political issue. The health care issue has long been a debated topic and all parties have identified the problematics of equal care and long care queues. Some parties believe that state-run care is the solution to the problem, while other parties have continued confidence in Sweden's twenty-one regions.
The theoretical approach is based on centralization and decentralization. Material that is applied is the parties' own election manifestos (2014–2018 and 2018–2022) and the parties' politics that are published on their website under "our politics", "politics A to Ö" or similar. Additional material used in studies is the parliaments debates on the organization of healthcare. The method applied in the survey is a qualitative text analysis with elements of an Idea and ideology analysis.
Finally, a conclusion is presented in which all parties' views on the organization of healthcare are presented. The conclusion will show that there is a clear policy direction with a desire for a clearer ownership of health care.