Health deregulation under the microscope of experts – behind the scenes of a closed meeting at the Health Market Forum
Author: Prepared by KKR • Source: Health Market, Health Market Forum • Published: October 24, 2025 2:15 PM
During the 21st Health Market Forum in Warsaw, a new roundtable session was organized in a closed-door format. The discussion, titled "Deregulation in Health – More Flexibility, More Accountability," was one of the most important and substantive highlights of this year's Forum. Experts and opinion leaders discussed the challenges posed by deregulation in the healthcare system – the need for greater flexibility, but also accountability for the quality and safety of services.
How to simplify the system while maintaining the safety and quality of services? Health management without legislation – is it safe for the system?
What has been achieved so far? How can the implemented changes improve the situation? Hospital reform as an example: finding a balance between deregulation and overregulation is difficult. Professional competence regulations as an example of the difficulties in regulating what already exists and the risks associated with deregulation and overregulation – these were the topics discussed by experts during the session "Deregulation in Health – More Flexibility, More Accountability."
The new format of the session – an intimate roundtable – fostered an open, in-depth discussion about the most important changes and regulatory challenges in healthcare. The exchange of experiences and opinions between participants confirmed the high level of expertise and strategic importance of this debate for the entire sector.
The meeting was attended by:
- Arkadiusz Grądkowski – president of the POLMED Chamber, member of the board of MedTech Europe;
- Paweł Łangowski – Director of Public Affairs, Medicover, member of the Health Council, chairman of the Lifestyle Medicine Platform, Employers of Poland;
- Mariola Łodzińska – president of the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives, Supreme Chamber of Nurses and Midwives;
- Dr. Beata Małecka-Libera – senator of the Republic of Poland, chairwoman of the Senate Health Committee;
- Agnieszka Molenda-Wiśniewska – Director of the Department of Coordinated Care, Ministry of Health;
- Jerzy Szafranowicz – Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Health in 2024–2025;
- Jakub Szulc – vice-president of the National Health Fund;
- Dr. Marek Tomków – President of the Supreme Pharmaceutical Council, Supreme Pharmaceutical Chamber;
- Wojciech Wiśniewski – health care expert, Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs, member of the Tripartite Team for Health Care;
- Robert Zawadzki – expert, Employers for Health (LUX MED recommendation);
- Marcelina Zawisza – Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Razem Party;
- Tomasz Zieliński – vice-president of the Federation of Healthcare Employers’ Associations Porozumienie Zielonogórskie, president of the board of the Lublin Association of Family Physicians – Employers, vice-president of the board of the Polish Chamber of Medical Informatics, provincial consultant for family medicine.
The discussion was moderated by Paulina Gumowska, publishing director of the PTWP Group.
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