European Union health policy - Markets, integration and modes of governance

The first book-length analysis of EU health policy since the COVID-19 pandemic, encompassing the creation of the European Health Union and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, this volume offers a timely and accessible analysis of the EU's health policy, institutions and governance. Focusing on the EU's health objectives and how they are pursued, it offers a detailed overview of the development of EU health policy, and five in-depth case studies of specific policy fields. The book will appeal to academic and policy audiences interested in the EU's health objectives and how it pursues them.

Introduction

1 The foundations of EU health policy

2 The development of EU health policy

3 EU policy on substances of human origin

4 EU policy to fight cancer

5 EU policy on patient mobility

6 Health in the EU fiscal governance framework

7 EU health policy and the COVID-19 pandemic

Conclusion