EU cross-border healthcare directive nears final approval
This article was originally published in RAJ Devices
Executive Summary
Long-awaited rules on the rights of EU patients to seek medical treatment in other member states have drawn a step closer after a European Parliament committee adopted the draft directive on cross-border healthcare1,2.
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