Download or read book Free Movement of Patients in the European Union and Its Impact Upon the National Social Health Care Systems written by Monika Kawczynska and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Access to health care abroad and patient mobility have generated active debate since judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) overruled the pertinent regulations, which made reimbursement by the social security system of medical services provided in another Member conditional on prior authorisation. In view of the Court these provisions infringed the principles of free movement of goods and services, which were held to apply to national social security systems. The rulings affected the balance between the economic freedoms enshrined in the Treaty which govern the internal market and the basic principles of social protection ensuring access to health care organised on a national level. The patients welcomed the Courtņs approach as a social improvement and a positive advance in the process of creating an internal market in health care. However, the Member States considered the rulings as encroaching on their prerogative of organising their protection and health systems in accordance with their own choices, operating rules and criteria for access to treatment and controls on the quality of care. Most of the governments also felt that unrestricted access to health care abroad would endanger the financial stability and planning requirements necessary for maintenance of essential health care services national territory. Up till now, the Member States do not share common interpretation of the jurisprudence and do not draw the same conclusions with regard to the right of patients to seek reimbursement for treatment abroad therefore cross-border mobility of patients is currently negligible. Since the issue is now attracting much attention, especially in countries where patients are confronted with waiting lists and other difficulties with access to specialised medical care further guidance is needed. This paper will present the major issues relating to the free movement of patients in the EU and assess the justificatory arguments put forward by the Member States. Moreover, it will consider whether the new legislative reform and simplification of the coordination Regulation and proposal of the Directive on Services in the Internal Market will bring better solution and more legal certainty into the issue of patient mobility.
Download or read book Free Movement of Patients in the Eu Eea written by S Lveig Ingad Ttir and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of the thesis is the free movement of patients in the EU/EEA, in particular the financial coverage in cross-border health care and how it is evolving. Reviewed are both existing and the proposed framework currently under negotiations on EU level, the relevant case law of the Court of Justice and the EFTA Court as well as sources of academic literature. The interest of the EU in social security matters, in particular health care service is examined as well as it is established who has the competence to regulate such matters. Whether reimbursement of cost incurred for cross-border treatment is a Treaty based right of every Union citizen, that is the question. The case-law of the Court is clear on a case-by-case basis, but still there currently is legal uncertainty surrounding the field regarding their general application as the field is evolving and currently under big reform.
Download or read book Patient Mobility in the European Union written by Magdalene Rosenmöller and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to inform the debate that is already taking place between Europe's policy-makers, looking at a series of case studies that illustrate the different aspects of patient mobility within the European Union and how Europe's health systems have responded to them. Most of the case studies presented in this book have been analysed within a project funded by the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme - Europe for Patients (e4p).
Download or read book Health Care Provision and Patient Mobility written by Rosella Levaggi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient mobility across Europe is markedly increasing and new generations will actively ask to be treated by the health-care system that best meets their needs. At a political level, the EU issued the EU Directive no. 24/2011/CE of 9th March 2011 concerning the application of patients’ rights in cross-border health care and has contributed to improving the level of freedom of choice for the European citizen, but it does not seem to have increased actual patient mobility across Europe. Freedom to choose is necessary to grant the people of Europe the same access to public-sector health-care services. The latter is a key instrument for an efficiently functioning “single market” ensuring real mobility within the EU. The aim of this book is to study the current European health care market and discuss the hypothesis of a European right of citizenship with reference to health-care services. It examines patients' mobility from several perspectives: determinants of patient mobility, governance of cross-border mobility at EU level as concerns patients and health-care professionals, policy implications, and case studies. It is intended for health researchers, decision-makers and professionals concerned with health-care provision and patient mobility. The goal is to provide, through scientific and methodological rigor, new informative tools useful for the implementation of new policies in the health-care sector in order to implement effective health-care integration in the European Union.
Download or read book Free Movement of Patients in the EU written by Gabriella Berki and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issues of patient mobility have been high on the EU's political agenda for the last two decades. However, the adoption of the Patient Mobility Directive, which had to be implemented by the Member States until 25 October 2013, added to the complexity of an already complex legislative system. Thus both, the new questions raised by the new piece of legislation and the old questions left without satisfactory answers call for new solutions. So particularly at a time, when the national application of the Directive is beginning to have an impact on border-crossing patients it is imperative to revisit patient mobility. However, in contrast to the existing literature, 'Free Movement of Patients in the EU' tests the current legal landscape from the perspective of border-crossing patients. How, in a multi-player arena of patients, healthcare providers, healthcare funds, national governments, Union institutions, etc. with colliding ideologies can the legal situation be improved in a way that better serves patients' interests while respecting the responsibilities of the Member States in this field and with the legal tools currently available?
Download or read book Free Movement of Persons in the Enlarged European Union written by Nicola Rogers and published by Sweet & Maxwell. This book was released on 2012 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides a detailed analysis of each provision of European Law that bears on free movement of persons and shows how the provisions have been interpreted by the European Court of Justice.
Download or read book Health Policy and European Union Enlargement written by Mckee and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there may be consensus on the broader issues of the core objectives of the health care system, expectations differ between EU countries, and European national policy-makers. This book seeks firstly to assess the impact of the enlargement process and then to analyse the challenges that lie ahead in the field of health and health policy.
Download or read book Cross border Access to Health Care Within the European Union written by Anne-Pieter van der Mei and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The European Union and Health Services written by Reinhard Busse and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While most Member States Governments have assumed that they have full responsibility and control over their own health services it is becoming increasingly apparent that the Single European Market is having a substantial impact on health services. Recent rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) have, in particular, established the freedom of citizens to choose health care goods and services across borders. To examine the actual relationship between the SEM and health services, this book: - identifies SEM regulations and directives as well as ECJ decisions which explicitly refer to health services and which therefore have a potential impact on the purchasing, supply and delivery of health services, - evaluates the impact of SEM regulations and ECJ decisions on the purchasing, supply and delivery of health services, - identifies outcomes, including both intended and unintended effects, of the SEM on Member States' health services and - develops future scenarios exploring key issues identified in the earlier analysis and evaluation.
Download or read book The EEA Agreement in a Revised EU Framework for Welfare Services written by Karin Fløistad and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses some of the most debated topics preceding the UK referendum on membership of the EU, namely welfare services and free movement of citizens. The work improves understanding of the implications of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, which is the most integrated form of association agreement with the EU for non-member states. The author considers the impact of EEA law on both European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states and on EU Member States, and looks at case law. A broad range of welfare services are analysed, including public healthcare and educational services, various social services, and public utilities such as transport and public broadcasting. Free movement of students, of patients and public financing of welfare services are among the issues explored. The focus here is particularly on legal aspects and the demonstrated development of the EEA Agreement into the welfare sphere. This work enables a sophisticated analysis about the nature of the principles of homogeneity and dynamism. The book is essential reading for scholars who seek to understand the EU’s legal framework, the EEA Agreement and its implications. The topics covered are also relevant to UK/EU discussions on future relations, both for intermediate and long-term arrangements.
Download or read book Free Movement of Persons Within the European Community written by Friedl Weiss and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-02-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguably, The most important element in any system of economic integration is the freedom of movement of persons. In this as in other initiatives, The European Community has taken the lead, and emerging economic unions and common markets elsewhere in the world take full cognizance of the EC's successes and failures as this fundamental right has developed under European law. The present volume provides a comprehensive overview of this body of law, encompassing doctrinal basis, institutional framework, legal compliance, judicial development, and derogation on such grounds as security and health. The authors, both well-known experts in the field, comment extensively on matters including visas, free movement of workers, freedom of establishment for companies, posted workers, harmonisation of professional qualifications, European citizenship, freedom to provide and receive services, agreements between the European Community and other states concerning free movement, The rights of third country nationals (especially their position under the EURODAC regulation), And The rights of families and individuals to housing and education. In addition to providing analysis of the relevant provisions of the European Community Treaty as amended by subsequent treaties including the Treaties of Amsterdam and Nice, The book takes considerable account of all relevant secondary legislation and sometimes soft law, For example draft treaties, resolutions, and draft legislation. The authors also consider what obstacles remain to this freedom, and what future developments might take place in this area of Community law.
Download or read book How Can Countries Address the Efficiency and Equity Implications of Health Professional Mobility in Europe written by Irene Ariadne Glinos and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health workers in the European Union (EU) are free to seek employment in another Member State as guaranteed by EU law. This mobility of health professionals changes the composition of the health workforce in source and destination countries and may aggravate or mitigate existing problems such as shortages, mal-distribution and skill-mismatches of health professionals. To mitigate unwanted effects and strengthen positive ones, the Member States of the World Health Organization have adopted the Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel. The Code, however, needs to be contextualized for Europe, taking into account the freedom of movement in the EU. Mitigating unwanted effects and strengthening positive ones is highly relevant in the EU as some Member States rely to a large extent on foreign health professionals while others experience important outflows. In the EU free mobility area, flows of health professionals are dynamic, often changing direction and magnitude, and affect all countries. Countries are faced with the constantly changing conundrum of efficiency and equity, that is, between the free mobility of health professionals in the European labour market on one hand, and the planning requirements of health systems ensuring universal health coverage on the other hand. It is necessary to disentangle the conundrum and make it accessible to policy-makers and stakeholders as health professional mobility: has clear effects on efficiency and equity; is a complex phenomenon, neither positive nor negative per se, but implying merits and drawbacks for both source and destination countries; and affects the EU as a whole and destination and source countries simultaneously. Three sets of policy options can be used to address the consequences of health professional mobility on efficiency and equity at EU and country level: policy options to foster health workforce sustainability; policy options to manage mobility; and EU action to address the consequences and opportunities of free mobility. Countries can choose from a wide range of policy options that correspond best with their needs (Table 2). Implementing policy options will often require strong intersectoral governance and consensus building across government departments and stakeholders.
Download or read book EU Citizenship and Free Movement Rights written by Sandra Mantu and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EU citizenship and Free Movement Rights examines how EU citizenship reconstructs in unexpected ways what citizenship as a status means and stands for in relation to family reunification, social rights, expulsion and discusses the effects of Brexit for EU citizens.
Download or read book Mobility in the European Health Sector written by Mariann Skar and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: 1.Introduction - 2.Approach and data - 3.The health sector - 4.Instruments to promote mobility - 5.The current situation on mobility - 6.Effects and efficiency of policies on transparency and recognition of qualifications - 7.Conclusions.
Download or read book The Free Movement of Services and the Implications for Healthcare in the European Union written by Clara Borg and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laws of Fear written by Cass R. Sunstein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-03-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instead of adopting the Precautionary Principle, Professor Sunstein argues for three steps: a narrow Anti-Catastrophe Principle, designed for the most serious risks; close attention to costs and benefits; and an approach called 'libertarian paternalism,' designed to respect freedom of choice while also moving people in directions that will make their lives go better. He also shows how free societies can protect liberty amidst fears about terrorism and national security."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Rights of Third Country Nationals under EU Association Agreements written by Daniel Thym, LL.M. and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rights of Third-Country Nationals under EU Association Agreements highlights the significance of the rules on the free movement of persons in the association agreements between the European Union and neighbouring states, in particular Turkey. It identifies overarching themes and demonstrates the pertinence of the law and the roles of judges in enforcing and developing further the rights of individuals in association agreements across borders. The various chapters in this volume extrapolate horizontal questions of legal interpretation, constitutional formation and substantive approximation, which underlie the diverse rules in different association agreements with neighbouring countries; they support the overall conclusion that there are degrees of free movement and citizens’ rights defining the status of associated countries between membership and partnership.
