Articles in this set

• What rights for patients?

  Healthcare in the European Union is riddled with political and economic challenges, but the law is shifting to give individual patients the treatment they are entitled to.
  

• Health policy dogged by controversy

  Growing EU influence on cross-border healthcare is increasingly provoking political and legal battles.
  

• Uncommon difficulty in implementing common principles

  Technical and aspirational parts of the healthcare proposal will be difficult to deal with.
  

• Doctor finds the funny bone

  Phil Hammond may be a comic and an author but he also has some serious issues in his sights.
  

• EU hopefuls get ready for their health-check

  Inequality and under-investment are still problems for many countries in the south-east of Europe.
  

• Technology helps ease the health burden

  Limited resources and growing demand are challenges for every EU member state.
  

• Health tourism proves popular

  Medical treatment in far-flung destinations is becoming a cheaper and more attractive option.
  

• A healthy attitude to treatment (I): John Bowis (EPP-ED)

  The European Union needs to clarify the rules on cross-border healthcare provision in order to improve the lives of all patients, not just the rich.
  

• A healthy attitude to treatment (II): Margrete Auken (Greens/EFA)

  European Commission proposals on the rights of patients to get treatment where they choose risks helping a wealthy few at the expense of the majority.
  

Health Quarterly: Patients' rights

Healthcare in the European Union is riddled with political and economic challenges, but the law is shifting to give individual patients the treatment they are entitled to.

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