The project aims to create two databases to analyze the impact of cost-containment policies in the Italian healthcare system on the health of the elderly, with a focus on regional initiatives implemented after 2007, such as the "Piani di Rientro" (Recovery Plans). These plans, mainly adopted in Southern Italy, included austerity measures such as staff cuts, increases in pharmaceutical costs, tax hikes, and hospital closures, potentially affecting the health of the elderly in these areas.