Within the EU, the organization and delivery of health services and medical care is primarily
the responsibility of the Member States. a Nevertheless, there is an increasing EU …

Since the start of the economic crisis, the European Union's (EU's) predominant discourse
has been austerity and fiscal consolidation. The detrimental effects on Europe's health …

Book 1.indb Page 1 2 European Union health care policy Wolfram Lamping It is clear that
Europe does have an effect on health systems. We need to consider how we can manage this …

Despite the fact that Member States and many citizens of the EU like to keep healthcare a
foremost national competence and the EU treaties state that Member States remain primarily …

The challenges facing European health systems have changed little over 30 years but the
responses to them have. Policy ideas that emerged in some countries spread to others; …

Investing in health and health systems is especially important during times of crisis, such as
the severe economic crisis and pandemic (‎ H1N1)‎ 2009 influenza. To address these issues …

For decades, the nations of the European Union wrote the book on universal health
coverage. Recent economic developments, however, have created problems ranging from …

Direct intervention in national health systems by multilateral organisations has until recently
been the preserve of developing countries undergoing Structural Adjustment Programmes in …

The lack of integration of health-care sectors and specialist groups is widely accepted as a
necessity to effectively address the most urgent challenges in modern health care systems …

Background: Two questions are addressed. i) What are the views on health and health
systems as expressed in the World Development Report 2000/2001 of the WB and the World …