Numéro 2/2001 (.pdf) - FOD Sociale Zekerheid

ABSTRACTSThe new case law of the CJCE is a wake-up call to member states to revise theirlegislation and administrative practices. More fundamentally, it raises numerousquestions about the ultimate effectiveness of the regulatory mechanisms for healthcare and access to treatment, such as the conventions, the quality standards, thecost control systems…. The member states are conscious of this. They jib atapplying this case law and almost all react by filing observations with the CJCE inpending cases that concern the provision of hospital treatment abroad without priorauthorisation.How will this situation develop? Can we anticipate a reaction from the communitylegislator?__________497