About: health services Archives
-
Interview: ‘GDP growth does not improve quality of life’
"Simply improving GDP and living standards itself does not improve or makes only very slow changes to peoples' assessment of their quality of life," says Eurofound's survey co-ordinator in an interview with EURACTIV.com.
-
Eurofound examines EU quality of life
Four years after its first survey, Eurofound is preparing its latest study on the quality of life in Europe, to see whether changes in public policies have affected citizens' lifestyles.
-
MEPs reject attempts to introduce healthcare in ‘Bolkestein Directive’
MEPs have rejected a specific EU legislation on health services, but urged the Commission to propose codification of the current case law on EU citizens' right to seek healthcare in other member states, with costs covered by their own health system.
-
Businesses urge eHealth ‘paradigm shift’
As EU-US experts discussed potential areas for transatlantic co-operation on eHealth, the healthcare IT industry urged governments to pave the way for a definitive change in EU healthcare.
-
MEPs want healthcare back in ‘Bolkestein Directive’
In a surprise vote, the Parliament's Internal Market Committee is calling on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for reintroducing health services into the Services Directive.
-
Survey: EU-wide healthcare system ‘feasible’
Nearly half (41%) of Brussels-based opinion leaders believe that member states may share a common healthcare system in the long-term.
-
Healthcare report receives cool reception
An expert panel report calling for more competition to improve efficiency and transparency of healthcare systems has received a cautious welcome from stakeholders.
-
Experts advise on health-care sustainability
A report presents government recommendations on how to invest taxpayers' money more effectively to improve the quality of health care and to ensure the financial sustainability of health systems.
-
Commission consults on cross-border health services
The EU executive has launched a public consultation on the future EU framework for health services, to know where greater legal certainty is needed and how to support co-operation between national health systems.
-
Parliament demands clarity on public services
Parliament tells the Commission to clearly distinguish services of 'general interest' from services of 'general economic interest' and to adopt legal rules accordingly.
-
Commission pushes for internal health market
As public and private healthcare were excluded from the services directive, the Commission has decided to set up a specific EU health services framework to guarantee cross-border access to health care.
-
Finns have heavy health agenda ahead
In addition to promoting 'Health in all Policies', the Finnish Presidency is expected to hammer out political agreements on Health programme 2007-2013, medical devices and advanced therapies.
-
Commission lays out social services scheme
In a Communication on Social Services of General Interest (SSGI), the Commission has defined what it understands by the term and outlined its position. The paper does not deal with health services, nor does it contain any policy initiatives.