La cittadinanza della salute nell’Unione Europea: il fenomeno della mobilità transfrontaliera dei pazienti, dalla libera circolazione alla dimensione relazionale dei diritti

The health citizenship in the European Union: the cross-border mobility of patients, from free movement to the relational dimension of rights

Abstract

The present paper purports to analyze the phenomenon of the free movement of people within the European Union for health-related or health services-related reasons. It further purports to outline the different legal position of the patients vis-à-vis the right to access to cross-border health services. The final aim is that of showing that a new individualistic conception in rights’ protection is emerging, and what are the risks of exacerbating the idea of a ‘patient-consumer.’

Tag: free movement, European Union, health, services, cross-border