Perspektiven der Gesundheitspolitik im Neuen Europäischen Sozialmodell

Abstract

The attempt of the EU, to become the most competitve knowledge based economic space will have a deep impact on social policy in European countries: social policy will change from producer of security against market risks in a tool for opening markets. Especially the new "open method of coordination" will push privatization and deregulation of the health care systems instead of the establishment of European standards. Against this some elements of a left counterstrategy are sketched out.