Increased disparities in income and health care expenditure across EU countries may lead to an increase in patient mobility, which may, in turn, call for more action by the EU and its Member States. At present, patient mobility (or cross-border…
As Europe's population ages, ensuring that older people receive the home care they need has become a pressing challenge for health systems. But access to care varies enormously from one country to another. This report examines why, mapping how support…
D8.1 – Report presenting the result of the cost-effectiveness analysis of the digital health platform La Meva Salut Since the pandemic, millions of people across Europe have grown used to booking appointments, checking prescriptions and messaging their doctor through an…
How hospitals are paid quietly shapes the care patients receive. When a funding system rewards the wrong things, it can discourage quality, underfund simpler treatments and fail to keep up with new medical technologies. This report listens to the people…
Family doctors are busy, and health systems have long tried to nudge them towards better care using two very different tools: paying them bonuses for hitting quality targets, and simply showing them how they are doing compared with their peers…
When public money pays for hospital care, how do the rules of payment shape the quality of treatment patients actually receive? And does simply publishing how well each hospital performs push providers to do better? This report tackles both questions…
Every year, thousands of Europeans travel to another country to receive medical treatment, whether to reach better care, care closer to home, or simply care that is cheaper or available sooner. This movement is tightly regulated, and Member States often…
When a new medicine reaches the market, health systems need to know what it will cost them over the coming years, not just today. This kind of forecast, known as a budget impact analysis, is central to decisions about which…
Universal public healthcare is meant to be one of the great equalisers, offering everyone the same care regardless of income. Yet even where coverage is universal, wealthier people often pay out of their own pocket for faster access, private specialists…
D3.7 – Research report on the survey of stakeholders Every European country promises health coverage for all, yet for people with disabilities that promise often stops short at the point of payment. A wheelchair that is only partly reimbursed, a…