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| Commentators increasingly have highlighted that there is a dissonance in the European approach to health policy. Within the European Union, the Treaties stipulate healthcare as an area of exclusive Member State authority, but issues pertaining to healthcare financing, delivery and provision are affected by other elements of EU policy, particularly via the Single European Market. These impacts have resulted in a growing role for the European Court of Justice in setting precedents, and in turn, have fed into a tension with the social solidarity values that underpin many national healthcare systems. What and where are these impacts? What are the emergent tensions? And what are the results for national policy-makers in Europe and their responses? These are among the questions addressed in this volume. In analysing key thematic and sector issues, and drawing on policy and legal expertise, the book provides not only a comprehensive and topical overview, but a multidisciplinary analysis of developments related to EU law and policies that have an impact on national healthcare systems within Europe. | |||||||||||||
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