Health systems governance in Europe : the role of European Union law and policy / edited by Elias Mossialos [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mossialos, Elias, editor.

Series:

Cambridge health economics, policy, and management series.

Health economics, policy, and management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--European Union countries.

Medical policy.

Medical laws and legislation--European Union countries.

Medical laws and legislation.

Medical care--Law and legislation--European Union countries.

Medical care.

Public health--European Union countries.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 762 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a fundamental contradiction at the core of health policy in the EU that makes it difficult to draw a line between EU and Member State responsibilities. This raises a number of difficult questions for policy makers and practitioners as they struggle to interpret both 'hard' and 'soft' laws at EU and Member State level and to reconcile tensions between economic and social imperatives in health care. The book addresses these complex questions by combining analysis of the underlying issues with carefully chosen case studies that illustrate how broader principles are played out in practice. Each chapter addresses a topical area in which there is considerable debate and potential uncertainty. The book thus offers a comprehensive discussion of a number of current and emerging governance issues in EU health policy, including regulatory, legal, 'new governance' and policy-making dynamics, and the application of the legal framework in these areas.

Contents:

Health system governance in Europe : the role of European Union law and policy / Elias Mossialos [and others]

Health care and the EU : the law and policy patchwork / Tamara Hervey and Bart Vanhercke

EU regulatory agencies and health protection / Govin Permanand and Ellen Vos

The hard politics of soft law : the case of health / Scott L. Greer and Bart Vanhercke

Public health policies / Martin McKee, Tamara Hervey and Anna Gilmore

Fundamental rights and health care / Jean McHale

EU competition law and public services / Tony Prosser

EU competition law and health policy / Julia Lear, Elias Mossialos and Beatrix Karl

Public procurement and state aid in national health care systems / Vassilis Hatzopoulos

Private health insurance and the internal market / Sarah Thomson and Elias Mossialos

Free movement of services in the EU and health care / Wouter Gekiere, Rita Baeten and Willy Palm

Enabling patient mobility in the EU : between free movement and coordination / Willy Palm and Irene A. Glinos

The EU legal network on e-health / Stefaan Callens

EU law and health professionals / Miek Peeters, Martin McKee and Sherry Merkur

The EU pharmaceuticals market : parameters and pathways / Leigh Hancher.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20802-5

1-283-33141-1

0-511-74900-7

9786613331410

0-511-74975-9

0-511-74320-3

0-511-74213-4

0-511-75049-8

0-511-74428-5

OCLC:

638859572