The European Union and health services:Summary

摘要

This book presents the results and conclusions from a project financed by the European Commission's BIOMED2 programme. The purpose of the project was to analyse the impact of the Single European Market (SEM) on the regulating, financing and delivery of health services in the Member States.The Treaty Establishing the European Community (TEC) defines several areas of competence for the European Union with potential impact on healthcare and health services. In addition to the establishment of the SEM, these include competition law, agriculture, social protection, environmental policy etc. This book is concerned only with the SEM, with its four freedoms for persons, goods, services and capital.