Vote on cross-border healthcare law paves way for EU wide co-operation on HTA
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The European Parliament has approved a new legislation that sets out the rights of patients to seek medical treatment in other EU member states and clarifies the rules for reimbursement, including when advance authorisation may be required. Adoption of the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive was welcomed by EU medical device industry association Eucomed as the legislation will create, among other things, a legal basis for health technology assessment co-operation between member states.