Publications Benchmarking Access to Healthcare in the EU

A report/opinion by the Expert Panel on Effective ways of Investing in Health of the European Commission; online here.

Abstract (excerpt): Faced with growing evidence that some groups within European Union Member States  have been unable to achieve access to necessary healthcare, the European Union has committed to action to reduce levels of unmet need, most recently as an element of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In response, the Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health has been requested to propose a series of quantitative and qualitative benchmarks for assessing progress in reducing unmet need for healthcare and to discuss means by which EU funds or other mechanisms might be used to improve access to healthcare. Read more...