Positive Externalities of EU Actions on Sustainability of Health Systems*

Sophie Guthmuller, Paolo Paruolo and Stefano Verzillo

A chapter in The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe, 2021, vol. 295, pp 1-21 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract: This chapter summarises the role of EU actions in supporting healthcare policies in the EU Member States, both looking at implemented actions and describing current priorities for the future. It argues that these coordinated actions can be beneficial for EU Member States by helping them to avoid duplication of effort and to attain economies of scale. Moreover, data sharing with proper safeguards can unleash vast amount of ‘learning what works’ both for medical treatments and for healthcare sustainability measures. The need for this common learning appears ever more urgent while facing the health and economic consequences of the present pandemic.

Keywords: Health policy; Europe; sustainability; health system; evidence-based policy; what works; I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1108/S0573-855520210000295006

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