In April 2014, the European Commission issued a communication from the commission on effective, accessible and resilient health systems. The Communication (proposal for actions) lays out an EU agenda for making Europe’s health systems fit for facing current challenges and pressures. It highlights a number of initiatives the EU can develop and build upon to help Member States ensure that citizens’ aspirations to high quality care can be met. The focus will be on methods and tools that will allow Member States to achieve greater effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of their health systems, in line with reform recommendations addressed to them in the context of the European Semester. Member States are also encouraged to make good use of European funding instruments, such as European Structural and Investment Funds, in implementing the recommended reforms.
Access the document here: COMMUNICATION ON EFFECTIVE, ACCESSIBLE AND RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS
