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European law is an increasingly important factor in the development and implementation of national and local health policy. Yet for many it remains shrouded in mystery. The situation with regard to laws impacting on health care is especially problematic as, typically, consequences arise from policies designed primarily to address problems in other sectors, which then establish general principles whose applicability to health care only becomes apparent once interpreted by rulings of the European Court of Justice. This book, written with the health and social policy community in mind, provides a comprehensive assessment of the main implications of EU law in certain key areas of health care.
List of contents
Contents: Health Care - Social Protection - European Law - Freedom of Movement - Pharmaceuticals - Medical Devices - Patient Mobility - EU Competition Law - European Social Model - E-Health - Cross-Border Health Care - European Court of Justice.
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"The importance of this subject cannot be overestimated and the authors have approached the issues in a comprehensive and innovative way. Through this project, the Belgian EU Presidency has created the conditions for a focussed debate on future health care systems in Europe." (Michel Rocard, Member of the European Parliament and former Prime Minister of the French Republic)
"This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth picture of the legal foundations and political discussion taking place. The analysis provides a firm basis for further developments within the European Union." (Bernd von Maydell, Professor of Social Security Law and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Social Law, Munich)
"This is a timely book that brings together in both an accurate and critical way the various aspects in which health care and European legislation have become intertwined. The Belgian EU Presidency is to be praised for taking the initiative and revitalising the debate; the authors for providing a well documented basis for assessing that debate." (Jos Berghman, Professor of Social Policy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, President of the European Institute of Social Security)
