The crisis as catalyst for reframing health care policies in the European Union
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23239257 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan-Kees Helderman (0000-0001-5421-5945, Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-59 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Economics Policy and Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-1331 • E-ISSN: 1744-134X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1744133114000231 |
| PMID | 25662196 |
| OpenAlex | W2154330534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
Seen from the perspective of health, the global financial crisis (GFC) may be conceived of as an exogenous factor that has undermined the fiscal sustainability of European welfare states and consequently, their (expanding) health systems as well. Being one of the core programs of European welfare states, health care has always belonged to the sovereignty of European Member States. However, in past two decades, European welfare states have in fact become semi-sovereign states and the European Union (EU) no longer is an exogenous actor in European health policy making. Today, the EU not only puts limits to unsustainable growth levels in health care spending, it also acts as an health policy agenda setter. Since the outbreak of the GFC, it does so in an increasingly coercive and persuasive way, claiming authority over health system reforms alongside the responsibilities of its Member States.
Economic policy · Economics · European debt crisis · European integration · European union · Financial crisis · Health care · Member states · Political science · Politics · Sovereignty · Welfare · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Health Policy
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |