The Europeanisation of Health Care Governance: Implementing the Market Imperatives of Europe

Public Administration, Vol. 86:1, 169-184, 2008

16 Pages Posted: 2 Jul 2013

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Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen

University of Copenhagen - Department of Political Science

Karsten Vrangbæk

University of Copenhagen

Date Written: 2008

Abstract

The paper examines the Europeanization process and the impact of the European Union (EU) on national healthcare policies, using the example of Denmark. The analysis reveals that although health policy formally falls within the competence of member states, the impact of the EU is becoming increasingly conspicuous and has contributed to a gradual restructuring of healthcare boundaries as well as of some of its organizing principles. Furthermore, the process and impact have a de-structuring effect on the more traditional governance tools used in relation to healthcare. The paper concludes that the EU has a signifi cant impact and that we may be witnessing the formation of a new institutional legacy that represents the initiation of a Europeanized healthcare model: a model emerging around a new set of stakeholders, principles and structures, which includes the market, principles of free movement, patient choice and patient rights institutionalized and safeguarded by the EU.

Suggested Citation

Martinsen, Dorte Sindbjerg and Vrangbæk, Karsten, The Europeanisation of Health Care Governance: Implementing the Market Imperatives of Europe (2008). Public Administration, Vol. 86:1, 169-184, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2287904

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